Question

¿A quiénes le pertenecían los Galápagos antes de la independencia? a. a la corona española c. a los británicos b. a los piratas d. a los ingleses

Answer 1

Answer: Galapagos Islands belonged to :

• Pirates.

Explanation:

The Galapagos Islands were discovered by chance in the year 1535. They were used by English pirates as hiding places in their trip.

In 2007, Unesco declared the Galapagos Islands as a World Heritage Site at environmental risk and was included in the List of World Heritage in danger until 2010.

Although the researcher Darwin from Spain visited the island for various studies, they did not belong to either the English or the Spanish crown but were eventually visited by pirates looking for hiding places.

They currently belong to Ecuador who always fought to maintain sovereignty over them.

Answer 2

A. La corona Española