Title

Spanish Guinea

Caption

Spanish Guinea. Territory controlled by Spain since 1778 in the Gulf of Guinea. It gained independence in 1968. The new country was named Equatorial Guinea. Fernando Poo Island (today Bioko Island). Spanish province of the Gulf of Guinea. Santa Isabel (currently Malabo), capital of the island. View of the Plaza de España (Spain Square) and Church of Santa Isabel. Engraving. La Ilustracion Española y Americana, November 15, 1876

Date

Jun 13, 2018

Credit line

Photo12/Universal Images Group

Reference

UMG20B25_412

License type

Rights managed

Available size

31,1Mb (5,0Mb) / 12,2in x 9,9in / 3661 x 2966 (300dpi)

Keywords

town 1876 18th century 19th century Africa African African continent Bioko Catholic Church Church Church of Santa Isabel Fernando Poo Guinea Gulf of Guinea La Ilustracion Espanola y Americana La Ilustracion Española y Americana Malabo Plaza de España Santa Isabel Santa Isabel de Fernando Poo Spain Spain Square Spanish Spanish Guinea Spanish rule Urbanism building capital capital city catholicism city colonialism colony engraving equatorial Guinea evangelization evangelize fence former Spanish colony former Spanish province garden history island perimeter fence square territory town