The presence of the Spanish language in the Muslim world is essential for an accessible dialogue between civilisations and for generating mutual interest. Spanish as a foreign language is studied in the Maghreb after perfected training in standard Arabic and French, in school teaching, and then in English in secondary education. This text runs through the history of Spanish teaching in the Maghreb, from its introduction by the descendants of Jews expelled from the Iberian Peninsula at the end of the Middle Ages to the Spanish conquest of the Maghreb. The particular objective is to compile a general approach to the teaching of Spanish as a foreign language in the Maghreb, both in secondary and higher education. In this way, it is expected to identify the main classical or digital methods used to achieve an advanced level in Spanish. This is because we are now notoriously influenced by information, communication and globalisation technologies. As the Maghreb has a bilateral relationship with Spain, the workforce in the Maghreb requires new skills for new jobs, be they pedagogical or practical, such as the world of business, tourism, etc. Therefore, teaching Spanish as a foreign language needs to focus on attitudes, values and basic knowledge that university students would seek because this acquired competence plays a very important role in keeping this relationship between the two worlds: the Maghreb and the Hispanic world.