Opposition
Since the 1980s, several advocacy and activist pacifist groups have marched annually to protest the presence of U.S. forces and Spanish military equipment at the port of Rota. The demonstration runs along the streets of the town to end at the gates to naval facilities at the resort, where representatives of the groups read proclamations in favor of peace and freedom.
Protests against the base cause some controversy among local residents, polarizing into two positions, in favour and against, as it provides jobs and businesses benefit from money derived from the Spanish and U.S. military.
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