At the bottom of Devil’s Gap Road lie a series of steps painted in red, and blue, to celebrate the outcome of Gibraltar’s first Sovereign Referendum in 1967. These steps are known locally as the Union Jack or Referendum Steps. Along with simply painted steps in the three colours, the steps also are painted with a Union Jack (the flag of the United Kingdom) as well as a reference to Queen Elizabeth II. The referendum on September 10, 1967, asked citizens of Gibraltar whether they wanted to have Spanish sovereignty…
