Hello LonelyPerson, to answer your question.
The Galápagos were officially annexed by Ecuador in February 12 1832 and were named "Archipelago del Ecuador.". It is still today officially a province of Ecuador. Ecuador claimed the Galápagos Islands just three years before their most famous visitor, Charles Darwin, dropped anchor on the Beagle and stepped ashore and into history.
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