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How did the Treaty of Utrecht transfer Gibraltar to Britain?
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Gibraltar
The rock of Gibraltar.
Under the terms of the Treaty of Utrecht in 1713, Spain formally ceded Gibraltar to Britain. This transfer followed the capture of the territory by Sir George Rooke in 1704 during the War of the Spanish Succession.12
It is important to note that the Treaty of Utrecht mentioned here is distinct from the 1579 Union of Utrecht, which concerned the independence of the northern Netherlands from Spanish rule. The 1713 treaty remains the foundational legal instrument for British sovereignty over the territory.312