History of Taiwan - Wikipedia
Between 1624 and 1662, the south of the island was colonized by the Dutch headquartered in Zeelandia in present-day Anping, Tainan whilst the Spanish built an outpost in the north, which lasted until 1642 when the Spanish fortress in Keelung was seized by the Dutch.
Spanish Formosa - WikiMili, The Best Wikipedia Reader
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 …
Spanish Formosa - history-maps.com
Oct 16, 2023 · Spanish 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.
Spanish Formosa - Wikiwand articles
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.
Category:Spanish Formosa - Wikipedia
Spanish Formosa (1626–1642) — Spanish colonial period Of Taiwan, in the Spanish East Indies and administered under the Viceroyalty of New Spain (colonial México).
Dutch Formosa - Wikipedia
In the context of the Age of Discovery, the Dutch East India Company established its presence on Formosa to trade with the Ming Empire in neighbouring China and Tokugawa shogunate in Japan, and to interdict Portuguese and Spanish trade and colonial activities in East Asia.
Researchers in Taiwan Look for Signs of Spanish Formosa
May 13, 2019 · Tsang Cheng-hwa of Tsing Hua University said the team members are looking for traces of Spanish Formosa, a colony established in the area in the 1620s.
How Taiwan Became Chinese: Chapter 4 - Columbia University
Indeed, Spanish missionaries proposed ways of doing so. Unlike secular officials, they were devoted to Formosa, which they saw as a steppingstone toward the spiritual conquest of China and Japan, and they made converts among the island's aborigines.
Spanish Formosa - Infogalactic: the planetary knowledge core
Spanish Formosa was a Spanish colony established in the north of Taiwan from 1626 to 1642. The Portuguese were the first Europeans to reach the island of Taiwan, and named it Formosa due to the beautiful landscape as seen from the sea. The colony was meant to protect Spanish in the region from interference by the Dutch base in the south of Taiwan.
Spanish expedition to Formosa facts for kids - Kids encyclopedia
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 .
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