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Bantam. On May 12th, 1612 he set out for Java and the Moluccas as the | Bantam. On May 12th, 1612 he set out for Java and the Moluccas as the | ||
commander of two ships. Upon his arrival at Bantam on the 9th of | commander of two ships. Upon his arrival at Bantam on the 9th of | ||
February 1613, the Dutch warehouse was set on fire, apparently by locals. Shortly thereafter, Coen discovered a local regent on the island of Jakarta ordered construction to be halted on the new fort. This regent was supposed to be obedient to the VOC. On 13th March, 1613 Pieterszoon Coen then arrived on the Island of Amboyna, where again he was met with animosity and complete mutiny from the defiant natives. All of these occurences strenghtened his belief that local inhabitants should be subjugated to the Dutch colonailists and ruled with an iron fist. | February 1613, the Dutch warehouse was set on fire, apparently by locals. Shortly thereafter, Coen discovered a local regent on the island of Jakarta ordered construction to be halted on the new fort. This regent was supposed to be obedient to the VOC. On 13th March, 1613 Pieterszoon Coen then arrived on the Island of Amboyna, where again he was met with animosity and complete mutiny from the defiant natives. All of these occurences strenghtened his belief that local inhabitants should be subjugated to the Dutch colonailists and ruled with an iron fist.Ceon died suddenly ,probably of dysentry in Sept.21,1629,Batavia,Dutch East Indies [now Jakarta, Indon.] | ||
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