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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.
Republic of Formosa, a short-lived republic in 1895 on the island of Formosa (also known as Taiwan) Dutch Formosa, the period of colonial Dutch government on Formosa (Taiwan), lasting from 1624 to 1662; Spanish Formosa, a Spanish colony established in the north of Taiwan from 1626 to 1642; Taiwan under Japanese rule, 1895 to 1945
Spanish Formosa (1626–1642) — Spanish colonial period Of Taiwan, in the Spanish East Indies and administered under the Viceroyalty of New Spain (colonial México). Subcategories This category has the following 4 subcategories, out of 4 total.
The name Formosa eventually "replaced all others in European literature" and remained in common use among English speakers into the 20th century. [ 4 ] The term mínzhǔguó ( 民主國 ) was an early Chinese translation of the English word republic , pioneered by William Alexander Parsons Martin with his Chinese translation of Henry Wheaton 's ...
The history of the island of Taiwan dates back tens of thousands of years to the earliest known evidence of human habitation. [1] [2] The sudden appearance of a culture based on agriculture around 3000 BC is believed to reflect the arrival of the ancestors of today's Taiwanese indigenous peoples. [3]
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.
Formosa Province (Spanish pronunciation:) is a province in northeastern Argentina, part of the Gran Chaco Region. Formosa's northeast end touches Asunción, Paraguay , and the province borders the provinces of Chaco and Salta to its south and west, respectively.
Spanish Sahara; Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic; Santa Cruz de la Mar Pequeña; Santa Cruz Islands; Colony of Santiago; Spanish East Indies; Spanish Formosa; Spanish Guinea; Spanish Guyana; Spanish occupation of the Philippines; Spanish protectorate in Morocco; Spanish West Africa; Spanish West Indies; Spice Islands