250 years of the siege of Melilla: when the Spanish city defeated the Sultan of Morocco

This Wednesday marks the 250th anniversary of the end of the last siege of Melilla, considered the “last great siege” that the city suffered and one of the most relevant episodes of its history. For 100 days, the Spanish garrison, under the command of Marshal Juan Sherlock, resisted the onslaught of a powerful army of the Sultan of Morocco, Mohammed ben Abdallah, in a feat that, according to experts, left important historical and political lesso…