Editing Perejil Island (section)

== History ==
V. Bérnard identified Perejil with the mythical island of [[Ogygia]] where one of the daughters of [[Atlas (mythology)|Atlas]], [[Calypso (mythology)|Calypso]], detained [[Odysseus]] for seven years, according to the myth.<ref name=lip>{{harvp|Lipiński|2004|p=[https://books.google.com/books?id=SLSzNfdcqfoC&pg=PA422 425]}}.</ref>

In 1415, [[History of Portugal (1415–1578)|Portugal]], along with the reconquest of [[Ceuta]] (Part of the old Hispania Tangeriana), took possession of the nearby islet from the [[Marinid Sultanate]], a predecessor to the current state of Morocco.<ref name="RUBIO">{{cite book|author=JULIO REYES RUBIO|title=SALADINO|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5Z7ybout6jgC&pg=PA126|access-date=8 July 2013|publisher=Editorial Liber Factory|language=es|isbn=978-84-9949-270-4|pages=126–}}</ref> In 1580, Portugal came under the sovereignty of [[Philip I of Portugal]], who was also King of Spain, creating an [[Iberian Union]] under one king, without unifying the countries. When the Union split in 1640, Ceuta remained under Spanish sovereignty.