El Convoy de la Victoria (agosto de 1936) Historical milestone · Algeciras, Campo de Gibraltar, Cádiz Image of Algeciras, not of the place itself. On 5 August 1936, at the start of the Civil War, a fleet of ships known as the 'convoy of victory' landed troops from North Africa in Algeciras that had joined the rebel side. 5 de agosto de 1936 Photo: Falconaumanni (CC BY-SA 3.0) What to see and do in Algeciras