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ANNOBON, or ANNO

This article appears in Volume V02, Page 74 of the Encyclopedia Britannica.

Encyclopedia Britannica - Main :: ANC-APO
ANNOBON, or ANNO Boll, an
island
  in the Gulf of
Guinea
 , in 1 24' S. and 5 35' E., belonging to Spain. It is rro m. S.W. of St
Thomas
 . Its length is about 4 m., its breadth 2, and its area 64 sq. m. Rising in some parts nearly 3000 ft. above the sea, it presents a succession of beautiful valleys and steep mountains, covered with
rich
  woods and luxuriant vegetation. The inhabitants, some 3000 in number, are negroes and profess belief in the Roman Catholic faith. The
chief
  town and residence of the
governor
  is called St Antony (San Antonio de Praia). The roadstead is tolerably safe, and passing vessels take advantage of it in order to obtain water and fresh provisions, of which Annobon contains an abundant
supply
 . The
island
  was discovered by the Portuguese on the 1st of January 1473, from which circumstance it received its name (= New Year). Annobon, together with Fernando Po, was ceded to Spain by the Portuguese in 1778. The islanders revolted against their new masters and a state of anarchy ensued, leading, it is averred, to an arrangement by which the island was administered by a
body
  of five natives, each of whom held the office of
governor
  during the period that elapsed till ten ships touched at the island. In the latter part of the 19th century the authority of Spain was re-established.


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