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HISTORY

La Linea de la Concepcion has a checkered past of invasion from English forces and secession by Spain of Gilbraltar to England has dramatically affected La Linea.

The history of this town dates back to the Fall of Gilbraltar.

Earlier, La Linea was occupied by the invading English Forces who were trying to get to Gilbraltar. Seeing the military importance of La Linea, Felipe V ordered its invasion but failed. By virtue of the Treaty of Utrecht, to which Spain was a signatory, Gilbraltar was ceded to England.

To totally eliminate interaction with Gilbraltar, a fortress was built in 1730. This was named "La Linea de Gilbraltar". But due to the invasion of Napoleon and his troops, Spain entered into a coalition with England to fight the invading army. The fortress was then destroyed by England to shun takeover of it by the French.

After its troubled past, when hostilities were finally over, many Gilbraltans stayed at La Linea and built hamlets there. Soon this grew and in 1870, La Linea was separated from San Roque. A name was decided for this new town. La Linea de la Concepcion came to be since the town's patron saint during the war was the Immaculate Concepcion.

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