This is the only Spanish variety that holds national official status in Sub-Saharan Africa.

[2] Spanish Guinea (along with the island of Bioko, formerly Fernando Pó) became a Spanish colony after being obtained from Portugal in exchange for American territories in 1778 under the First Treaty of San Ildefonso.

Full colonization of the continental interior was not established until the end of the 19th century.

While the country has maintained its indigenous linguistic diversity, Spanish is the national and official language.

[3] As observed in other countries of Sub-Saharan Africa, the Spanish spoken in Equatorial Guinea is influenced by Bantu languages.