The Diplomat
The Observatory of Ceuta and Melilla denounced yesterday that Google Maps “casts doubt on the sovereignty and Spanishness of the autonomous cities of Ceuta and Melilla”, since it draws their borders by means of a broken line.
“Google only uses this type of signage with those borders that are in dispute, those for which several adjoining States compete, those provisional or that have not been formally agreed”, the Observatory recalled in a press release.
For this reason, the director of the Observatory of Ceuta and Melilla, Carlos Echeverría, has requested by letter to the general director of Google Spain, Fuencisla Clemares, to correct this error, “since it affects not only the international borders of the Kingdom of Spain but also the external borders of the European Union”. “The Observatory of Ceuta and Melilla wishes to recall that both Ceuta and Melilla have been part of Spain for centuries. In fact, Ceuta has been part of Spain since 1578 and Melilla since 1497”, it concludes.
