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Magellan 1700

The Spanish East Indies (Spanish: Indias Orientales Españolas) were the Spanishterritories in Asia-Pacific between 1565 to 1898. With the seat of government inManila, they extended to the Philippine Islands, Guam and the Mariana Islands, theCaroline Islands (Palau and the Federated States of Micronesia), and for a period of time, parts of Formosa (Taiwan), Sabah, and parts of the Moluccas. From 1565 to 1821 these territories were part of the Viceroyalty of New Spain based in Mexico City, and after Mexican independence they were ruled directly from Madrid. Following the Spanish-American War in 1898, most of the islands were occupied by the United States while the remaining territories were sold to Germany during the German-Spanish Treaty of 1899. The King of Spain traditionally styled himself "King of the East and West Indies" (Rey de las Indias orientales y occidentales).^[2]