Was Equatorial Guinea a Spanish colony?

Was Equatorial Guinea a Spanish colony?

Equatorial Guinea, country located on the west coast of Africa. Formerly a colony of Spain with the name Spanish Guinea, the country achieved its independence on October 12, 1968. The capital is Malabo, on Bioko.

Which African country was Spanish colony?

It was formed in 1946 by joining the southern zone of the Spanish protectorate in Morocco, the colony of Ifni and the colony of Spanish Sahara into a single administrative unit….Spanish West Africa.

Spanish West Africa الافريقية الغربية الاسبانية África Occidental Española
• Disestablished	10 January 1958
Currency	Spanish peseta

Which European country colonized Equatorial Guinea?

1777 – Portuguese cedes islands of Annobon and Fernando Poo as well as rights on the mainland coast to Spain, giving it access to a source of slaves. 1968 – Spanish Guinea granted independence and becomes the Republic of Equatorial Guinea with Francisco Macias Nguema as president.

Did Spain have a colony in Africa?

The effective Spanish colonization of Africa was finally established in the first third of the 20th century. North Morocco, Ifni, the Tarfaya region, Western Sahara, and the territories of early-21st-century Equatorial Guinea comprised what broadly could be defined as Spanish colonial Africa.

When did the Moors get kicked out of Spain?

1609

Where are the Moors now?

Today, the term Moor is used to designate the predominant Arab-Amazigh ethnic group in Mauritania (which makes up more than two-thirds of the country’s population) and the small Arab-Amazigh minority in Mali.

When did Spain Separate Portugal?

1494

Was Portugal part of Spain at once?

After the 16th century, Portugal gradually saw its wealth and influence decrease. Portugal was officially an autonomous state, but in actuality, the country was in a personal union with the Spanish crown from 1580 to 1640.