The Ministry of Overseas, Ministry of Overseas Affairs, Ministry of Overseas Territories (Spanish ''Ministerio de Ultramar''), or simply, Ultramar, was the
ministerial department in charge of the direction of
Spanish territories between 1863 and 1899. It administered the
Philippines
The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no),
* bik, Republika kan Filipinas
* ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas
* cbk, República de Filipinas
* hil, Republ ...
,
Cuba
Cuba ( , ), officially the Republic of Cuba ( es, República de Cuba, links=no ), is an island country comprising the island of Cuba, as well as Isla de la Juventud and several minor archipelagos. Cuba is located where the northern Caribbea ...
,
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico (; abbreviated PR; tnq, Boriken, ''Borinquen''), officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico ( es, link=yes, Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico, lit=Free Associated State of Puerto Rico), is a Caribbean island and Unincorporated ...
and the
Carolinas, Marianas and Palaos.
Prior to its establishment, the administration of the colonies was in charge of the
Ministry of the Navy. By a royal decree of 20 May 1863 responsibility for the colonies was transferred to a new department. Following
Spanish–American War
, partof = the Philippine Revolution, the decolonization of the Americas, and the Cuban War of Independence
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of 1898, in which Spain lost the greater part of her colonial territory (Cuba, Guam, Puerto Rico and the Philippines), and the sale of her remaining Pacific possessions to Germany by the
treaty of 12 February 1899, the Overseas Ministry itself was suppressed in a royal decree of 20 April 1899.
The creation of a
Spanish protectorate in Morocco
The Spanish protectorate in Morocco ; es, Protectorado español de Marruecos, links=no, 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 protect ...
in 1912, and the establishment of Spanish control over its
Guinean possessions, a new colonial department, the ''Direccion General de Marruecos y Colonias'' (Directorate-General for Morocco and the Colonies), was set up in 1925. After recognizing the independence of Morocco in 1956, its name was changed to ''Direccion General de Plazas y Provincias Africanas'' (Directorate-General for African Territories and Provinces). In 1969, following the independence of
Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea ( es, Guinea Ecuatorial; french: Guinée équatoriale; pt, Guiné Equatorial), officially the Republic of Equatorial Guinea ( es, link=no, República de Guinea Ecuatorial, french: link=no, République de Guinée équatoria ...
, its remit was once again reduced and it became the ''Direccion General de Promoción del Sahara'' (Directorate-General for Sahara Promotion), charged with the advancement of
Spanish Sahara
Spanish Sahara ( es, Sahara Español; ar, الصحراء الإسبانية, As-Sahrā'a Al-Isbānīyah), officially the Spanish Possessions in the Sahara from 1884 to 1958 then Province of the Sahara between 1958 and 1976, was the name used f ...
until 1975.
List of Ministers
References
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Defunct departments of the Spanish Government