Tag: VOC

Episode 25 – Spanish vs Dutch

After a quick recap of the Spanish and Dutch influence in Taiwan (as well as taking a broader look to encompass the ongoing Eighty Years War), we look at how changes weakened the Spanish position in Taiwan. The Dutch would take advantage of this to try push the Spanish off Taiwan and claim control over the whole island for themselves. This culminated in the battle for San Salvador, the Spanish fortress in Keelung (Jilung).

Episode 19 – Pacification Campaign

The Dutch suffer frequent attacks by the local indigenous on both the Dutch established village of Sakam, where mainly Dutch and Chinese merchants conduct their trade, and on their allies in Sinkan village. Hans Putmans, like his predecessor Pieter Nuyts, kept asking for Batavia to send military reinforcements. In 1635 they finally consented and Putmans was ready to put the hammer down.

A map showing some of the villages near the Dutch settlement in Anping (including Lamey Island), courtesy of Wikidata.
A map of the language distribution of the Austronesian peoples across Taiwan, courtesy of the Sirayan government website.

Link to the Taiwan government website for the Siraya people.
Link to the Wikipedia article on the Siraya people.