Jilong

Around the same time, the Dutch intercepted Spanish correspondence between Manila and Taiwan and learned that "the state of commerce in Jilong is very sober" and that the wages paid to the Spanish who were stationed there had been decreased by the king, "which would not be a problem if traffic from China were better" (Batavia to Hans Putmans, governor of Taiwan, letter, 13 May 1636, VOC 858: 291 – 99, quote at 294). back

How Taiwan Became Chinese 2006

Not long thereafter, the Dutch garrisons in Jilong and Danshui also surrendered.

How Taiwan Became Chinese 2006

He was likewise to withdraw forces from other, smaller forts and send them back to Manila, leaving in Jilong only 125 Spanish soldiers and some native Philippine soldiers.

How Taiwan Became Chinese 2006

The fortresses in Jilong and Danshui came to be viewed more and more as a drain on Manila's resources.

How Taiwan Became Chinese 2006

With the troops withdrawn, the fortresses dismantled, and the remaining forces retrenched in Jilong, Spain's authority in Formosa collapsed.

How Taiwan Became Chinese 2006

García Romero wrote that during his rule as governor of Formosa many Chinese traders arrived in Jilong, but "because of [our] lack of money, they returned to China with large amounts of silks, rare velvets, and damasks."

How Taiwan Became Chinese 2006

27 Indeed, according to a later Chinese visitor, the Kimaurri were clever and knew how to add and subtract (知會計), so they could not be cheated. 28 The Taparri-Kimaurri people were based in Jilong, a major port for Chinese-Taiwan trade. 29 It was also the place that Spanish officials hoped to establish their colony.

How Taiwan Became Chinese 2006

Tapped as the next U.S. ambassador to China, and the first of Chinese descent, Locke paid for a new, concrete road through his grandfather's village of Jilong, near Shuibu town, in 2006, says Li, who saw the then-governor of Washington state during Locke's first visit in 1997.

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The shogun's decree of 1635, however, removed this possibility, and Jilong became dependent once more on Chinese traders and supplies from Manila.

How Taiwan Became Chinese 2006