Pedro Palacios

Egypt, 11th century. When a famine ravages the country, the prosperous Andalusian kingdom of Denia comes to the aid of the sultan, who, in gratitude, gives Denia the most sought-after and coveted object in all of Christendom.

Ifni ceased to be a Spanish province in 1969, the year in which it was transferred to Morocco. In 1965, General Franco's regime enacted a law that would prevent many of the widows of Moroccan personnel from the former colony from receiving their corresponding widow's pensions. Abandoned by Spain, and repudiated by Morocco, today these women live in miserable conditions.