Spanish expedition to Formosa

Formosa Expedition
Flag of New Spain.
Date 1626 Location Keelung, Taiwan Result Spanish victory Spanish establishment in Formosa
Belligerents
Kingdom of Middag	Spanish East Indies
Strength
	200 Spaniards and 400 native Filipinos

The Spanish expedition to Formosa was a campaign mounted by the Spanish based in Manila, Philippines in 1626. It was the Spanish response to Dutch settlements being built in Formosa, now known as Taiwan. In cooperation with the Portuguese, this venture was made to attract Chinese traders and curtail the expansion of Dutch power in Asia.