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This article presents a review of Jose Eugenio Borao's work on the Renaissance-influenced reasons why Spain attempted to colonize Taiwan in the early 17th century, an enterprise that included aspirations of establishing trade and converting native Taiwanese to Christianity, but which after a decade and a half had experienced such disappointment, with negative results for both the Spaniards and Aboriginals, that it gave up its expansionist endeavor. The reviewer compliments Borao's work on its use of different sources, focusing on Spanish and Dutch archival material. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]