The Army commemorates the centenary of the Landing of Alhucemas three months later

1. Robles stopped the centenary: Morocco
2. Few public commemorations
3. Institute of Military History and Culture
4. Military and academic experts
5. The Congress of Deputies asked the government
6. A monograph from Navy magazine

Robles stopped the centenary: Morocco

He centenary of the Landing of Al Hoceima that it was celebrated 2025 This has caused some controversy in military circles for some time.

Digital Confidentiality He said he Army and the Navy They intended to commemorate this military milestone, that the Defense Staff had taken charge of organizing the events, but that everything had been paralyzed by order of the Marguerite Robles.

In the background there was the idea of ​​do not disturb Morocconot to celebrate the centenary with actions that would attract attention and provoke anger southern neighborwho could see in these celebrations a hostile gesture on the part of the Spanish Armed Forces.

He Institute of Military History and Culturedepending on Armydecided to focus on another major anniversary in 2025: the fifth centenary of the battle of Pavia and the fourth of capitulation of Bredatwo milestones to remember Spanish thirds of the 16th and 17th centuries.

Few public commemorations

past the September 8landing date at 1925 in the bay of Al Hoceima, without major events.

An internal anniversary of the Army recalled the Companies of Telegraphs who have landed, as well as their profiles in social networks They published memorial messages.

He Defense Staff He only published one book which he presented a few weeks later at the Higher Center for National Defense Studies (CESEDEN). The Navy had organized a series of conferences on the landing and other amphibious operations.

Institute of Military History and Culture

Three months have passed since the date of centenary from the landing, and now Institute of Military History and Culture Yes, you plan to remember that amphibious military operation.

This organization organized a series of conferences entitled “From Al Hoceima to Axdir – 1925”and the subtitle “Decisive land operations for the pacification of the Spanish protectorate”.

THE conferences will be held at the institute’s headquarters, located at Infante Don Juan Barracksinside Moret Walkfrom Madrid.

The cycle will be inaugurated by the director of the Institute of Military History and Culture, Major General Marcos Llago.

Military and academic experts

between the Tuesday 16 and the Thursday 18 The following conferences will be given:

• The long road to Al Hoceima. He Spanish protectorate In Morocco until 1925.

Speaker: retired infantry colonel Juan Ignacio Salafranca Álvarez, collaborator of the institute.

• Morocco and the Republic of the Rif.

Speaker: Ramon Diez Riojaprofessor of National University of Distance Education (UNED).

• Preparation And execution of the landing for the land forces.

Speaker: Retired artillery colonel Jesús Albert Salueñacollaborator of the institute.

• Ground operations until the capture of Axdir: decisive in the success of the landing.

Speaker: Retired artillery colonel Jesús Albert Salueñacollaborator of the institute.

• Talks And struggle: the spring campaign of 1926.

Speaker: Carmen Marchante Moralejoindependent researcher.

• The latest operations: Finally Peace inside Protectorate (1927).

Speaker: Juan Jose Primo Juradoresearcher and general director of Andalusian Institute of Historical Heritage. This year he published a book on the landing.

The Congress of Deputies asked the government

This cycle of conferences is announced on the Army website, in the section Institute of Military History and Culture. However, the link to consult the details of the conferences gives error.

The conference program was distributed on Circle for the dissemination of military history and culturea support account for the institute in the dissemination of historical heritage of the Army.

FROM ALHUCEMAS TO AXDIR 1925. THE DECISIVE LAND OPERATIONS FOR THE PACIFIC OF THE SPANISH PROTECTORATE. This is the title of the series of conferences which will take place from December 16 to 18 at the headquarters of the Institute of Military History and Culture. Free entry. #IHCM pic.twitter.com/6j2K2Orur5

— Military history and culture?￰ﾟﾇﾦ (@DHCM_ET) November 27, 2025

This seems to be the commemoration, although after a while, of the Army about him centenary of the Landing of Al Hoceima.

In this regard, it should be noted that at the end of November THE Defense Commission of the Congress of Deputies approved with votes in favor of PP, Vox and UPN a non-legal proposal that urged the Government organize events to commemorate the hundred years of this operation of the Armed Forces inside Spanish protectorate inside North Africain what is today Morocco. PSOE And Add They voted against.

A monograph from Navy magazine

THE Navy had another gesture, although discreet, with this centenarian. The number of August-September of the General Magazine of the Navywho publishes his General Headquarters, dedicated it monographically to the “100 years of resurgence of amphibious operations”.

Military and experts civilians published in this issue items on other landings like the British in Gallipoli, Türkiyein the World War Ibut above all on Al Hoceimalike the following articles:

• The annual disaster and the Picasso file (José María Trevino Ruizretired admiral).
• Miguel Primo de Rivera (Alberto Manuel Lens Tueroretired ship captain).
• Abd el-Krim (José Ramón Vallespinretired ship captain).
• Context of the Al Hoceima landings (José María Blanco Nuñezretired ship captain).
• Ships, air means And armament employed by the Navy at the Alhucema landing stage (Alejandro Anca Alamillohonorary volunteer reservist sailor).
• naval aviation at the Al Hoceima landing stage (Jose Luis Nieto Fernándezcaptain of a ship in reserve).
• Landing of Al Hoceima. Chronic of a amphibious operation (Marcelino González Fernándezretired ship captain).
• Result And academic consequences of the landing of Al Hoceima in its centenary (Augusto Conte de los Riosfrigate captain).
• The landing of Al Hoceima in the press of the time (Manuel Maestro Lopezpresident of Circle of sea letters).
• The landing of Al Hoceima as a first reference operation such joint as combined (Carlos Echeverria Jesusprofessor of international relations at UNED).