Editing History of Taiwan (section)

===Spanish Formosa===
{{Main|Spanish Formosa}}

In 1626, the [[Spanish Empire]], viewing the Dutch presence on Taiwan as a threat to [[Spanish Philippines|their colony in the Philippines]], established a settlement at [[Santísima Trinidad (Taiwan)|Santísima Trinidad]] on the northeast coast (modern [[Keelung]]), building Fort San Salvador. They also built [[Fort Santo Domingo]] in the northwest (modern [[Tamsui]]) in 1629 but abandoned it by 1638 due to conflicts with the local population. The small colony was plagued by disease, faced hostile locals, and received little support from [[Manila]], who viewed the fortresses as a drain on their resources.{{sfnp|Wills|2006|p=91}}

In August 1641, the Dutch and their native allies [[Battle of San Salvador (1641)|tried to take the Spanish fortresses]] manned by a small Spanish-Kampanpagan-Cagayano force but abandoned the attempt when the commander realised they had insufficient cannon to mount a successful siege.{{sfn|Andrade|2008e}} In August 1642, a [[Battle of San Salvador (1642)|second Dutch invasion]] with a larger and better equipped force succeeded in capturing the forts.{{sfnp|Borao Mateo|2002|pp=329–333}}{{sfnp|Blusse|Everts|2000|pp=300–309}} The Spanish as well as Filipinos plus Hispanic-Americans, who had manned the fortresses, dispersed to live with the natives or retreated to the Philippines.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Mawson |first=Stephanie J. |date=August 2016 |title=Convicts or Conquistadores ? Spanish Soldiers in the Seventeenth-Century Pacific |journal=[[Past & Present (journal)|Past & Present]] |language=en |issue=232 |pages=87–125 |doi=10.1093/pastj/gtw008 |issn=0031-2746 |doi-access=free}}</ref>