The island of Taiwan, also commonly known as Formosa, was partly under colonial rule by the Dutch Republic from 1624 to 1662 and from 1664 to 1668.
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A generation later, in 1590, Portuguese mariners landed on the northern coast of Taiwan and gave the island the European name it still bears - Formosa, which ...
A series of military actions and diplomatic moves were undertaken in 1635 and 1636 by the Dutch East India Company (VOC) in Dutch-era Taiwan (Formosa) aimed ...
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For the Dutch, Fort Zeelandia on Formosa was the ideal base to manage the highly profitable trade between China, Japan, and their base in Batavia. The Spanish ...
This chapter examines the fall of Dutch Taiwan to a Chinese state (the Zheng family maritime state) in 1662, suggesting that that event can be understood by ...
Jan 7, 2021 · The island was known by some as Formosa and possibly Líuqíu by others. Despite no one agreeing on its name and many overlooking its worth, the ...
Apr 27, 2020 · The Dutch actually conquered part of Formosa during the Dutch East India Company in the 17th century and the Company even allowed some ...
Jun 17, 2020 · In the seventeenth century parts of Formosa (present-day Taiwan) were occupied by the Dutch for decades, or more precisely, by the Dutch East ...
The Dutch flag flew over his former home. 2. When the Dutch took him to their headquarters in southwestern Formosa, he was astounded by their colony's wealth.
Feb 18, 2014 · They founded the castle of Zeelandia in 1624 on an island near the southwest coast of Formosa. Soon the Dutch settlements had a vast commercial ...