▁the ▁Union ▁flag . ▁ ▁Public ▁reaction ▁It ▁was ▁also ▁made ▁public ▁that ▁they ▁had ▁met ▁with ▁Spain ' s ▁Foreign ▁Affairs ▁officials ▁( a ▁meeting ▁was ▁even ▁held ▁with ▁the ▁Spanish ▁Foreign ▁Affairs ▁Minister , ▁Fernando ▁Cast iella ▁in ▁March ) ▁to ▁try ▁to ▁bring ▁this ▁about . ▁However , ▁this ▁prov oked ▁w ides p read ▁public ▁host ility ▁in ▁Gib ral tar ▁towards ▁The ▁D ov es . ▁On ▁ 6 ▁April ▁an ▁estimated ▁crowd ▁of ▁around ▁ 1 , 0 0 0 ▁people ▁ri oted ▁and ▁attacked ▁their ▁properties ▁and ▁homes . ▁Ri oting ▁only ▁finished ▁in ▁the ▁afternoon , ▁when ▁Governor ▁Sir ▁Ger ald ▁L ath bury ▁called ▁for ▁troops ▁to ▁support ▁the ▁Gib ral tar ▁Police , ▁who ▁had ▁lost ▁control ▁by ▁then . ▁Tw enty - two ▁police ▁officers ▁were ▁injured , ▁but ▁none ▁were ▁seriously ▁hurt . ▁Besides , ▁the ▁British ▁Foreign ▁Office ▁and ▁Police ▁p ried ▁into ▁the ▁bank ▁accounts ▁of ▁both ▁Joseph ▁and ▁Juan ▁Tri ay ▁in ▁London , ▁Gib ral tar ▁and ▁Madrid . ▁ ▁The ▁term ▁is ▁often ▁used ▁der og ator ily ▁now ad ays ▁to ▁refer ▁to ▁individuals ▁whose ▁ide als ▁are ▁compar able ▁to ▁those ▁of ▁The ▁D ov es . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : History ▁of ▁Gib ral tar ▁Category : 1 9 6 8 ▁in ▁Gib ral tar ▁Category : Pol it ics ▁of ▁Gib ral tar ▁Category : 1 9 6 8 ▁in ▁politics <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁St ic ke en ▁ ▁Territ ories