I am headed off to Taiwan early in the new year 2008, for a new business venture and also doing some marketing consultancy work for an English beer importer. 

Taiwan's history is rich and interesting and since I am Portuguese I was curious to find a little more about the first Portuguese ship to sight Taiwan. It is claimed that the Portuguese were the first Europeans to sight and land on Taiwan. I liked Taiwan and enjoyed the one month stay. 

So who was the first Portuguese ship to sight Taiwan (Formosa - the beautiful island) ?

Answer: Unknown, I have contacted some historians in Taiwan and Portugal for assistance, you would think wikipedia would have the information and google to come up with the search result goods.