TIL: Belgien hat kurzzeitig ein kleines Gebiet in Guatemala besetzt.
In the 1840's, Belgium briefly occupied a small territory by the Caribbean Sea in Guatemala, what other countries have or tried colonizing a place that sounds completely unexpected or people aren't aware of?
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Von morane-saulnier
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Ghent recently opened the Verapaz-bridge in honor of this.
Edit: Hold up i’m mistaken, they’re building it now between de Muidelaan en Afrikalaan
If you want more info: [https://www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/2022/02/14/vandaag-starten-werken-aan-nieuwe-verapazbrug-in-gent-en-achter/](https://www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/2022/02/14/vandaag-starten-werken-aan-nieuwe-verapazbrug-in-gent-en-achter/)
And in China too
Another interesting colonization fact. The first Christian missionary in the Americas was a guy from Gent. Who also founded the first European school on the continent. Pedro de Gante