Portuguese Discovery and Naming of Formosa: Taiwan's First Encounter with Europe (Abridged)

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The legend that Portuguese sailors in the sixteenth century were the first Europeans to discover Taiwan and call it Formosa has a long history and is well-known to many, though typically also embellished with colourful and sometimes conflicting details. But, recently, some historians in Taiwan rejected this legend and claimed that it was, in fact, the Spanish navigator Francisco Gali who had named the island in 1584. This study examines relevant...