Spanish Guinea
Spanish Guinea was a colony in Lower Congo and Angola (Central and Southern Africa) that lasted from 1778 to 1968 CE, about 190 years. The timeline colours it by the language of its rulers: Latin and Romance (Latin, Italic, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Romanian).
Spanish territories in the Gulf of Guinea, established by the 1778 Treaty of El Pardo with Portugal. Made a province of Spain in 1956, it was split in 1959 into Fernando Poo and Río Muni, and it became independent as Equatorial Guinea in 1968.
See Spanish Guinea on the interactive timeline
Facts
- Dates
- 1778 to 1968 CE
- Duration
- 190 years
- Type
- Colony
- Region
- Lower Congo and Angola, Central and Southern Africa
- Language of its rulers
- Latin and Romance
- Capital
- Santa Isabel
Sources
The dates and description above were checked against Wikipedia: Spanish Guinea.
Became
Events in Central and Southern Africa during its time
- Shaka becomes Zulu king
- The Great Trek begins
- Battle of Isandlwana
- Berlin Conference ends
- Witwatersrand gold rush
- Rinderpest sweeps southern Africa
- Second Boer War begins
- Herero and Nama genocide
Neighbours in Central and Southern Africa
- Kingdom of Kongo
- Zulu Kingdom
- Republic of South Africa (apartheid era)
- Congo Free State
- Kingdom of Buganda
- Portuguese Mozambique
- Portuguese Angola
- Bunyoro-Kitara
- Luba Empire
- Kingdom of Imerina
Elsewhere in the world at the same time
- Republic of Venice
- Holy Roman Empire
- Ethiopian Empire (Solomonic dynasty)
- Ottoman Empire
- Ottoman Empire
- Portuguese Empire
- Mughal Empire
- Portuguese Brazil
- New Spain
- Viceroyalty of Peru
Questions
When did Spanish Guinea exist?
1778 to 1968 CE, about 190 years.
Where was Spanish Guinea?
Lower Congo and Angola, in Central and Southern Africa. Its capital was Santa Isabel.
What language did the rulers of Spanish Guinea speak?
Latin and Romance. This family includes Latin, Italic, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Romanian.
What came after Spanish Guinea?
Equatorial Guinea.