Let's add a new country to this blog's countries list. This is my 1st card from Equatorial Guinea.
Although it is not known why, Portuguese is one of the official languages of Equatorial Guinea. There is only a remote historical link between Portugal and two islands, Ano Bom and Bioko, discovered by navigator Fernando Pó in 1471.
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Bioko, where this card is from, is an island 32 km off the west coast of Africa and the northernmost part of Equatorial Guinea.
For nearly 500 years, the island was known as Fernando Pó, named after the Portuguese navigator who discovered it. Between 1973 and 1979 the island was named Macías Nguema Biyogo after the then president of Equatorial Guinea; the current name, Bioko, dates from 1979 and is in honour of politician Cristino Seriche Bioko.
For nearly 500 years, the island was known as Fernando Pó, named after the Portuguese navigator who discovered it. Between 1973 and 1979 the island was named Macías Nguema Biyogo after the then president of Equatorial Guinea; the current name, Bioko, dates from 1979 and is in honour of politician Cristino Seriche Bioko.
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