Governor of Formosa
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The governor of Formosa (Dutch: gouverneur van Formosa; Chinese: 台灣長官) was the head of government during the Dutch colonial period in Taiwan, which lasted from 1624 to 1662. Appointed by the governor-general of the Dutch East Indies in Batavia (modern-day Jakarta, Indonesia), the governor of Formosa was empowered to legislate, collect taxes, wage war and declare peace on behalf of the Dutch East India Company (VOC) and therefore by extension the Dutch state.
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Gouverneur van Formosa | |
Residence | Fort Zeelandia Tayouan, Formosa |
Appointer | Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies |
Inaugural holder | Marten Sonk |
Formation | 1624 |
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The governor's residence was in Fort Zeelandia on Tayouan.