The Royal Palace of Tétouan is a palace of the Moroccan Monarchy in Tétouan, Morocco, and the former main seat of political authority of the Spanish protectorate in Morocco from 1913 to 1956. It encloses both the former governor's palace and the former Spanish consulate, which in the protectorate era respectively housed the Khalifa or personal representative of the Sultan of Morocco on the compound's northwestern side, and the Spanish High Commissioner on its southeastern side. The palace is located on Hassan II Square, a historic urban space also traditionally known as the Feddan, in the Medina of Tétouan.
Front entrance of the Royal Palace on Hassan II Square, with the former Palace of the Khalifa on the left
Former palace of the Governor then of the Khalifa, now part of the Royal Palace
Residence of the Spanish High Commissioner, ca. 1920
Spanish protectorate in Morocco
The Spanish protectorate in Morocco was established on 27 November 1912 by a treaty between France and Spain that converted the Spanish sphere of influence in Morocco into a formal protectorate.
Moment of the signing of the Treaty by which the Spanish Protectorate was created, November 27, 1912
Ruins of a Spanish camp near Chefchaouen.
Berbers carrying captured rifles during Rif war, including a Mauser 1893 and a French Berthier carbine
Residence of the Spanish High Commissioner in Tétouan, ca. 1920; absorbed in the late 1950s into the Royal Palace of Tétouan
