In their search for spices, the
Portuguese arrived in Indonesia in 1511, after their conquest of the
Islamic kingdom of Malacca on the Malay Peninsula. They were
followed by the Spaniards. Both began to propagate Christianity and
were most successful in Minahasa and Maluku, also known as the
Moluccas.
The Sultan of Aceh in Sumatra, the
Sultan of Demak in Java and the Sultan of Ternate in the Maluku
islands joined forces in trying to ward off the Portuguese. At that
time the power and sovereignty of Ternate sultanate was recognized
by more than 72 islands, including the island of Timor. In 1570, the
Portuguese succeeded in killing the Sultan of Ternate, Khairun.
However, his successor, Sultan Baabullah, besieged the Portuguese
fortress at Ternate. Baabullah then allied himself with the Dutch to
further confront the Portuguese and Spaniards.
In 1651 the Dutch invaded Kupang in
Western Timor. Despite the Dutch presence in Timor, the formal and
precise definition of the territories controlled by the two colonial
powers did not take place until more than 200 years after the Dutch
conquest of Kupang. It was only on 20 April 1859, the Dutch
concluded a treaty with Portugal to divide Timor into their
respective control : The Dutch occupied the Western part and
Portugal the eastern part of the island. From that time Portugal
could secure a full control over East Timor until it left the region
in 1975.
Portuguese arrived in Indonesia in 1511, after their conquest of the
Islamic kingdom of Malacca on the Malay Peninsula. They were
followed by the Spaniards. Both began to propagate Christianity and
were most successful in Minahasa and Maluku, also known as the
Moluccas.
The Sultan of Aceh in Sumatra, the
Sultan of Demak in Java and the Sultan of Ternate in the Maluku
islands joined forces in trying to ward off the Portuguese. At that
time the power and sovereignty of Ternate sultanate was recognized
by more than 72 islands, including the island of Timor. In 1570, the
Portuguese succeeded in killing the Sultan of Ternate, Khairun.
However, his successor, Sultan Baabullah, besieged the Portuguese
fortress at Ternate. Baabullah then allied himself with the Dutch to
further confront the Portuguese and Spaniards.
In 1651 the Dutch invaded Kupang in
Western Timor. Despite the Dutch presence in Timor, the formal and
precise definition of the territories controlled by the two colonial
powers did not take place until more than 200 years after the Dutch
conquest of Kupang. It was only on 20 April 1859, the Dutch
concluded a treaty with Portugal to divide Timor into their
respective control : The Dutch occupied the Western part and
Portugal the eastern part of the island. From that time Portugal
could secure a full control over East Timor until it left the region
in 1975.
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