Bioko (Spain)

This article is about the specific polity Bioko (Spain) and therefore only includes events related to its territory and not to its possessions or colonies. If you are interested in the possession, this is the link to the article about the nation which includes all possessions as well as all the different incarnations of the nation.

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Spain acquired the Portuguese islands of Annobón and Bioko or Fernão Pó, plus the mainland between the Niger River and the Ogoue in 1778.

Establishment

March 1778: In 1778, the Spanish Crown acquired the Portuguese islands of Annobón and Bioko (Fernão Pó), as well as the mainland territory between the Niger River and the Ogoue River. This transfer was part of the Treaty of El Pardo, negotiated by King Charles III of Spain and Queen Maria I of Portugal.

Chronology

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1. Treaty of El Pardo (1778)

The Treaty of El Pardo signed on 11 March 1778 sought to end conflict between Spain and Portugal in the Río de la Plata region, along the modern boundary between Argentina and Uruguay.

2. Further events (Unrelated to Any War)

January 1828: Unwilling to invest heavily in the development of Fernando Pó, from 1827 to 1843, the Spanish leased a base at Malabo on Bioko to the United Kingdom.

January 1844: Based on an agreement with Spain in 1843, Britain moved its base in Malabo to its own colony of Sierra Leone in West Africa.