El Piñal
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This article is about the historic port in China. For the town in Venezuela, see El Piñal, Táchira, Venezuela.
El Piñal (Portuguese: Pinhal, lit. 'Pine Grove'[1]) was a port in the Pearl River Delta area that was temporarily granted to the Spanish from 1598 to 1600 by Cantonese officials of the Ming dynasty. Seen as a threat to the Portuguese monopoly on the 16th century China trade, the Spanish presence in El Piñal provoked a violent reaction from Portuguese Macau nearby. El Piñal was soon abandoned, and its exact location remains a matter of scholarly debate.
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Country | China |
Location | Pearl River Delta |
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Opened | 1598–1600 |
Operated by | Spain |
Type of harbour | Port |
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