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    Spanish Formosa

    Spanish colony from 1626 to 1642

    Spanish Formosa was a small colony of the Spanish Empire established in the northern tip of the island now known as Taiwan, then known to Europeans at the time as Formosa or to Spaniards as "Isla Hermosa" from 1626 to 1642. It was ceded to the Dutch Republic during the Eighty Years' War. The Portuguese were the first Europeans to reach the island in 1544, and named it Formosa due to the beautiful landscape as seen from the sea. The Spanish had translated the name into Spanish as "Hermosa" and is what was historically used in Spanish maps and documents about the colony. The Spanish set up a colony in the north of the island in 1626 as part of the Manila-based Spanish East Indies that was also subordinated to New Spain at that time. As a Spanish colony, it was meant to protect the regional trade of Spanish Philippines, especially Manila-bound junk ships coming from Ming China and Japan from interference by the Dutch in Dutch Formosa in the south of the island. Wikipedia

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    Spanish Formosa (Spanish: Gobernación de Hermosa española) was a small colony of the Spanish Empire established in the northern tip of the island now known as Taiwan, then known to Europeans at the time as Formosa or to Spaniards as "Isla Hermosa" from 1626 to 1642. It was ceded to the Dutch Republic during the Eighty Years' War.. The Portuguese were the first Europeans to reach the island ...
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    The Spanish expedition to Formosa was a campaign mounted by the Spanish based in Manila, Philippines in 1626. It was the Spanish response to Dutch settlements being built in Formosa, now known as Taiwan. In cooperation with the Portuguese, this venture was made to attract Chinese traders and curtail the expansion of Dutch power in Asia. ...
  5. wikiwand.com

    Spanish Formosa (Spanish: Gobernación de Hermosa española) was a small colony of the Spanish Empire established in the northern tip of the island now known as Taiwan, then known to Europeans at the time as Formosa or to Spaniards as "Isla Hermosa" from 1626 to 1642. It was ceded to the Dutch Republic during the Eighty Years' War.
  6. history-maps.com

    Jan 4, 2025Spanish Formosa was a colony of the Spanish Empire located in northern Taiwan from 1626 to 1642. Established to safeguard regional trade with the Philippines from Dutch interference, it was part of the Spanish East Indies based in Manila. However, the colony's significance diminished, and Spanish authorities in Manila were reluctant to invest ...
  7. fascinatingspain.com

    The Spanish colony in Formosa. The bay of Jilung, current Keelung, where the Spaniards first set foot in Taiwan. | Shutterstock. After the landing, those Spaniards founded the harbour of La Santísima Trinidad in the bay of Jilung, and they renamed the island as Todos los Santos.
  8. taiwanholland.com

    Learn how the Dutch attacked and captured the Spanish fort and town of Keelung in northern Taiwan in 1642. Read the historical background, the instructions, the diary and the aftermath of the conquest.
  9. history-maps.com

    Oct 13, 2024Spanish Formosa was a colony of the Spanish Empire located in northern Taiwan from 1626 to 1642. Established to safeguard regional trade with the Philippines from Dutch interference, it was part of the Spanish East Indies based in Manila. However, the colony's significance diminished, and Spanish authorities in Manila were reluctant to invest further in its defense.
  10. kids.kiddle.co

    Spanish Formosa (Spanish: Gobernación de Formosa española) was a small colony of the Spanish Empire established in the northern tip of the island known to Europeans at the time as Formosa (now Taiwan) from 1626 to 1642. It was ceded to the Dutch Republic during the Eighty Years' War.. The Portuguese were the first Europeans to reach the island off the southern coast of China in 1544, and ...
  11. thematriarchitect.com

    Learn about the history and architecture of Spanish Formosa, a Portuguese name for Taiwan, where the Spanish colonized in 1626 and faced aboriginal resistance. Read about the challenges of absentee voting in the US from Taipei and the culture of niceness in Taiwan.

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