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Did you know...
... that
Dorothy Ellicott was the first woman to be elected to two different
Gibraltar Councils and was posthumously awarded the
Gibraltar Medallion of Honour on
Gibraltar National Day 2008?
... that in 1939, excavations beneath
John Mackintosh Square in
Gibraltar for an
air-raid shelter revealed no signs of any
foundations , suggesting it has always been an open
square ?
... that
Juan Mateos was the founder of
Gibraltar 's
first hospital which remained on the same site and served the
people of Gibraltar for almost four and a half centuries?
... that
Gibtelecom is the largest
telecommunications operator in the
British overseas territory of
Gibraltar and the official
sponsor of the annual Gibtelecom International Chess Festival ?
... that
archivist and
cricketer
Tommy Finlayson , one of the
Gibraltarian
civilian evacuees during World War II , later wrote a book about this period of the
history of Gibraltar ?
... that all of early
14th century
Europe was consecrated under the protection of
Our Lady of Europe (statue pictured) in
Gibraltar where devotion has continued for over 700 years?
... that
Giovanni Battista Calvi was an
Italian
military engineer who worked on many important
Spanish defensive projects in the 1500s, to include those in the now
British overseas territory of
Gibraltar ?
... that the
Genoese have contributed significantly to
Gibraltar 's architectural and
culinary heritage ?
... that on 12 December 2009,
Kaiane Aldorino (pictured) became the first
Miss World from
Gibraltar ?
... that
Gibraltar's National Day is celebrated every 10 September by releasing 30,000
red and white balloons (pictured) which represent the
people of Gibraltar ?
... that since 2006, a
Gibraltarian no longer needs be a
Member of Parliament to become
Mayor of Gibraltar ?
... that in 1704
Simón Susarte , a
Spanish Gibraltarian
goatherd , revealed a concealed path to the
Spanish Army which led to the top of the
Rock of Gibraltar , so they could surprise the
Anglo -
Dutch troops based there?
... that
St Bernard's Hospital is the only
civilian
general hospital in the
British overseas territory of
Gibraltar ?
... that
Gibraltar 's
St. Michael's Cave , prepared as an emergency hospital during
World War II , at present contains an auditorium and receives almost a million visitors a year?
... that
Gibraltarian
pop rock
band
Taxi is made up of three of
Melon Diesel 's former members and write songs in
Spanish only despite their being
British ?
... that the
Gibraltar Football Association had their
UEFA
membership application blocked by Spain due to their
claim on the territory ?
... that
Gibraltarian
degree level students studying in a
UK university receive a
full scholarship from the Government of Gibraltar ?
... that
Gibraltar passports are full
British passports which are particularly issued to
Gibraltarians and only differ in some wording?
... that the
cuisine of Gibraltar includes
Maltese ,
Genoese and
Portuguese culinary influences?