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Other Western nations came in after that. Interesting history. Then finally China and Japan got interested. I've read a book entirely devoted to the history of
by Nomentatus 8y ago
Other Western nations came in after that. Interesting history. Then finally China and Japan got interested. I've read a book entirely devoted to the history of the island.
- forapurpose 8y ago> Other Western nations came in after that. Which ones and when? I'm pretty certain that isn't the case.
- Nomentatus 8y agoSpain had colonized it earlier still. But my point of course was that the Europeans were the first colonizers. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_Formosa https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_Formosa
- forapurpose 8y agoIt was at essentially the same time and they were driven out by the Dutch, and thus didn't seem worth mentioning. Regarding the rest, I stand by what I said above.
- Nomentatus 8y agoSo I said colonizing; were you just vehemently agreeing the whole time, and "settlement" to you means "mass migration?"