A review of the colonial memories in the Spanish Protectorate of Morocco from the Press (1929-1936)

Abstract

Nationalist actions in the press in the Spanish Protectorate were early in relation to the French Protectorate. Of particular note is the publication of the Arabic press and the dissemination of the nationalist cause through its commercialization. In general, these activities in the Spanish Protectorate were little known and valued in colonial historiography, so that this historical period of Morocco ended up being reconstructed from the colonial policies and practices of the French Protectorate and not so much from the experiences of Spanish, which also ignored the nationalist mobilization of the Spanish Zone. A review of its contents and exchanges with the nationalists of the French Protectorate allows us to analyze the way that colonial memories were constructed and the mechanisms of resistance that activated the Moroccans against the French and Spanish colonial presence.