Note 4 — FORMOSA LOST TO SPAIN
Reading edition
The governor-general at this time of the Dutch possessions in the Orient was Antonio Van Diemen; his term of office was from January 1, 1636, to his death, April 19, 1645. A sketch of his life, with portrait, is found in Valentyn’s Oud en nieuw Oost-Indien, deel iv, pp. 293–295.