- land ing ▁attack ▁at ▁Al ▁Ho ce ima , ▁R if , ▁in ▁what ▁is ▁now ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁the ▁Al ▁Ho ce ima ▁Land ing . ▁The ▁attack ▁was ▁directed ▁against ▁re bel ▁K abil as ▁in ▁the ▁north ▁of ▁Mor oc co . ▁The ▁landing ▁featured ▁the ▁first ▁naval ▁deployment ▁of ▁t anks . ▁The ▁naval ▁forces ▁employed ▁air ▁gun fire ▁support , ▁directed ▁by ▁spot ting ▁personnel ▁with ▁communication ▁devices . ▁ ▁Following ▁the ▁success ▁of ▁the ▁attack , ▁the ▁King ▁awarded ▁Mar ín ▁the ▁title ▁of ▁ 1 st ▁Count ▁of ▁La ▁Play a ▁de ▁I x d ain , ▁and ▁General ▁Gó mez - J ord ana ▁the ▁title ▁of ▁ 1 st ▁Count ▁of ▁Jord ana . ▁These ▁titles ▁were ▁awarded ▁on ▁ 1 9 ▁July ▁ 1 9 2 6 ▁at ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁Ú bed a , ▁province ▁of ▁Ja én . ▁Alfonso ▁later ▁hon ored ▁African ist ▁General ▁José ▁San j ur jo ▁y ▁Sac an ell , ▁for ▁the ▁" pe ac em aking ▁actions " ▁in ▁the ▁R if , ▁invest ing ▁him ▁as ▁ 1 st ▁Mar qu és ▁del ▁R if ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 7 . ▁ ▁The ▁military ▁actions ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁ex ile ▁of ▁R if ▁independence ▁leader ▁Muhammad ▁I bn ▁' Ab d ▁al - Kar im ▁al - K h att abi , ▁commonly ▁known ▁as ▁Abd ▁el - K rim , ▁from ▁A j dir ▁( in ▁the ▁Ber ber ▁area ▁of