Doves (Gibraltar)
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"The Doves" was the pseudonym
under which a group of six Gibraltarian
lawyers and businessmen published a letter on 15 March 1968 in the Gibraltar Chronicle
advocating a political settlement with Spain
to solve the disputed status of Gibraltar
.
Among the six members of the group were Joseph Triay
, Juan Triay and José Lázaro Coll.
:
, Fernando Castiella
in March) to try to bring this about. However, this provoked widespread public hostility in Gibraltar towards The Doves. On 6 April an estimated crowd of around 1,000 people rioted and attacked their properties and homes. Rioting only finished in the afternoon, when Governor
Sir Gerald Lathbury
called for troops to support the Royal Gibraltar Police
, who had lost control by then. Twenty-two police officers were injured, but none were seriously hurt. Besides, the British Foreign Office
and Police
pried into the bank accounts of both Joseph and Juan Triay in London
, Gibraltar and Madrid
.
The term is often used derogatorily
nowadays to refer to individuals whose ideals are comparable to those of The Doves.
Pseudonym
A pseudonym is a name that a person assumes for a particular purpose and that differs from his or her original orthonym...
under which a group of six Gibraltarian
Gibraltarian people
The Gibraltarians are a cultural group native to Gibraltar, a British overseas territory located near the southernmost tip of the Iberian Peninsula at the entrance to the Mediterranean sea.- Origins :...
lawyers and businessmen published a letter on 15 March 1968 in the Gibraltar Chronicle
Gibraltar Chronicle
The Gibraltar Chronicle is a national newspaper published in Gibraltar since 1801. It became a daily in 1821. It is Gibraltar's oldest established daily newspaper and the world's second oldest English language newspaper to have been in print continuously...
advocating a political settlement with Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
to solve the disputed status of Gibraltar
Disputed status of Gibraltar
Gibraltar is a British overseas territory, near the southernmost tip of the Iberian peninsula, which is the subject of a disputed irredentist claim by Spain....
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Among the six members of the group were Joseph Triay
Joseph Triay
Joseph Emmanuel Triay is a Gibraltarian lawyer, best know by having been one of the promoters of the Doves group in the 1960s. Triay suffered an attack to his home and office shortly after the publication of a letter advocating a political settlement with Spain...
, Juan Triay and José Lázaro Coll.
Proposals
The following day, the members of the Legislative Council challenged The Doves to produce specific proposals. A further letter was published on 4 April setting out proposals claimed to be acceptable for SpainSpain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
:
- Recognition of the Gibraltarians as the legitimate inhabitants of GibraltarGibraltarGibraltar is a British overseas territory located on the southern end of the Iberian Peninsula at the entrance of the Mediterranean. A peninsula with an area of , it has a northern border with Andalusia, Spain. The Rock of Gibraltar is the major landmark of the region...
. - The interests of the United KingdomUnited KingdomThe United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
in Gibraltar (either relating to defence or other issues) would be negotiated between the United Kingdom and Spain in order not to constitute an obstacle to a negotiated solution to the Anglo-Spanish conflict. - Granting Gibraltar a constitutionConstitution of GibraltarGibraltar's first Constitution was passed in 1969. A complete list of the different constitutions follows.*Gibraltar Constitution Order 1969*Gibraltar Constitution Order 2006- External links :**...
giving it complete and total autonomyAutonomyAutonomy is a concept found in moral, political and bioethical philosophy. Within these contexts, it is the capacity of a rational individual to make an informed, un-coerced decision...
. - Raising the SpanishFlag of SpainThe flag of Spain , as it is defined in the Spanish Constitution of 1978, consists of three horizontal stripes: red, yellow and red, the yellow stripe being twice the size of each red stripe...
and Gibraltar flagFlag of GibraltarThe flag of Gibraltar is an elongated banner of the coat of arms of Gibraltar, granted by Royal Warrant Queen Isabella I of Castile on 10 July 1502.-Description:...
s alongside the Union flagUnion FlagThe Union Flag, also known as the Union Jack, is the flag of the United Kingdom. It retains an official or semi-official status in some Commonwealth Realms; for example, it is known as the Royal Union Flag in Canada. It is also used as an official flag in some of the smaller British overseas...
.
Public reaction
It was also made public that they had met with Spain's Foreign Affairs officials (a meeting was even held with the Spanish Foreign Affairs MinisterMinister of Foreign Affairs (Spain)
The Spanish Ministry for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation is the department of Government of Spain responsible for Spain's foreign relations. The present incumbent of the office is Trinidad Jiménez of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party ....
, Fernando Castiella
Fernando Castiella
Fernando María Castiella y Maíz was a Spanish diplomat, Professor of Private International Law, politician, and the minister of Foreign Affairs of Spain during Spain under Franco's regime....
in March) to try to bring this about. However, this provoked widespread public hostility in Gibraltar towards The Doves. On 6 April an estimated crowd of around 1,000 people rioted and attacked their properties and homes. Rioting only finished in the afternoon, when Governor
Governor of Gibraltar
The Governor and Commander-in-Chief of Gibraltar is the representative of the British monarch in the British overseas territory of Gibraltar. The Governor is appointed by the British Monarch on the advice of the British Government...
Sir Gerald Lathbury
Gerald Lathbury
General Sir Gerald William Lathbury, GCB, DSO, MBE was a British Army officer during the Second World War and later became Governor of Gibraltar-Military career:...
called for troops to support the Royal Gibraltar Police
Royal Gibraltar Police
The Royal Gibraltar Police is, along with the Gibraltar Customs, the principal civilian law enforcement agency in the British overseas territory of Gibraltar. It is the oldest Police force in the Commonwealth of Nations outside the United Kingdom....
, who had lost control by then. Twenty-two police officers were injured, but none were seriously hurt. Besides, the British Foreign Office
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
The Foreign and Commonwealth Office, commonly called the Foreign Office or the FCO is a British government department responsible for promoting the interests of the United Kingdom overseas, created in 1968 by merging the Foreign Office and the Commonwealth Office.The head of the FCO is the...
and Police
Metropolitan Police Service
The Metropolitan Police Service is the territorial police force responsible for Greater London, excluding the "square mile" of the City of London which is the responsibility of the City of London Police...
pried into the bank accounts of both Joseph and Juan Triay in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
, Gibraltar and Madrid
Madrid
Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan...
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The term is often used derogatorily
Pejorative
Pejoratives , including name slurs, are words or grammatical forms that connote negativity and express contempt or distaste. A term can be regarded as pejorative in some social groups but not in others, e.g., hacker is a term used for computer criminals as well as quick and clever computer experts...
nowadays to refer to individuals whose ideals are comparable to those of The Doves.