Spanish Formosa

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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.

Establishment

January 1627: Spanish expedition to Formosa, where they built the first settlement, named Santissima Trinidad.

Chronology

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1. Dutch-Portuguese War

Was a global conflict between the Portuguese Empire and the Dutch Empire. The conflict primarily saw the Dutch companies invading Portuguese colonies in the Americas, Africa, and the East Indies.

1.1.Operations in the Pacific and Indian Oceans

Were the military operations of the Dutch in the Pacific and Indian Oceans during the Dutch-Portuguese War.

September 1642: Battle of San Salvador: a military assault launched by the Dutch on a small fortified Spanish settlement and its aboriginal allies in northern Formosa in 1642. After six days, the battle ended in defeat for the Spanish. The Spanish defeat secured full control of the island for the Dutch.