Dutch Macau (The Orange Outback)

Dutch Macau (Dutch: Nederlandsch-Makao, Chinese: 荷蘭王國澳門區 Hélán wángguó àomén qū) denotes the history of Macau during its time as a colony of the Kingdom of the Netherlands between its capture from the Portuguese in 1650 and its independence in 2004.

History
The Dutch were the second and last European power to occupy Macau since its establishment by the Portuguese in 1557. The Portuguese initially set up the area as a free port, as well as spreading Christianity (specifically Catholicism) throughout the area. However, this was cut short by the Iberio-Dutch War in the 1630s, which saw the Dutch East India Company and the Batavian Navy invade many Spanish and Portuguese colonies in the Pacific. Macau became one of them, being invaded and captured by the Dutch in 1647. The Treaty of Luzon was signed in 1650, officially ceding Macau to the Dutch