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==Portuguese Control (1472-1778)== | ==Portuguese Control (1472-1778)== | ||
The Portuguese were credited with being the first Europeans in Equatorial Guinea, discovering the island of Bioko in 1472. In 1778 the Treaty of El Pardo was signed, ceding lands to Spain.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "History of Equatorial Guinea," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Equatorial_Guinea#Colonial_era, accessed 16 July 2019.</ref> | The Portuguese were credited with being the first Europeans in Equatorial Guinea, discovering the island of Bioko in 1472. In 1778 the Treaty of El Pardo was signed, ceding lands to Spain.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "History of Equatorial Guinea," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Equatorial_Guinea#Colonial_era, accessed 16 July 2019.</ref> | ||
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