The PSOE was already willing to sacrifice Ceuta.
In 1937, Largo Caballero offered Ceuta and Melilla to Italy. Mussolini demanded the Balearic Islands, but a British veto ultimately blocked the plan.
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In 1937, Largo Caballero's government proposed ceding Ceuta and Melilla to Italy in exchange for its support against Franco.
## Largo Caballero's Offer to Mussolini
In **1937**, during the Spanish Civil War, the then President of the Government, **Largo Caballero**, made an offer to Italy that, had it succeeded, would have significantly altered the map of Spain. The proposal was to cede **Ceuta**, **Melilla**, and the Spanish protectorate in Segarro to **Mussolini's** Italy, in exchange for the latter ceasing support for the rebel faction led by **Franco**.
## The Italian Response and the British Veto
Mussolini, however, was not satisfied with the concessions offered. He demanded the **Balearic Islands** as a counter-consideration, a demand that the Spanish cabinet initially accepted. Nevertheless, the plan failed due to the intervention of the **United Kingdom**. The British exercised a veto that prevented the operation from going through, thus safeguarding Spanish territorial integrity at the time.
## Largo Caballero's Offer to Mussolini
In **1937**, during the Spanish Civil War, the then President of the Government, **Largo Caballero**, made an offer to Italy that, had it succeeded, would have significantly altered the map of Spain. The proposal was to cede **Ceuta**, **Melilla**, and the Spanish protectorate in Segarro to **Mussolini's** Italy, in exchange for the latter ceasing support for the rebel faction led by **Franco**.
## The Italian Response and the British Veto
Mussolini, however, was not satisfied with the concessions offered. He demanded the **Balearic Islands** as a counter-consideration, a demand that the Spanish cabinet initially accepted. Nevertheless, the plan failed due to the intervention of the **United Kingdom**. The British exercised a veto that prevented the operation from going through, thus safeguarding Spanish territorial integrity at the time.
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