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The Dutch consolidated their influence in North Sulawesi and exchanged their old fortress for a permanent building from concrete. This fortress received the new name ‘Fort Amsterdam‚’ and was officially opened by the VOC Governor from Ternate, Cornelis Francx on 14th July(The fortress, located in Manado city, was demolished by the Mayor of Manado on 1949 - 1950).1677
The Dutch expelled the Portuguese from Manado and occupied the place as the capital city of one of the districts under the government of the Moluccas.
The Dutch occupied Sangir Island. 1679
The Dutch governor of the Moluccas, Robertus Padtbrugge, visited Manado. This visit resulted in a treaty on 10th January at the Dutch Fort in Manado (todays Pasar Jengky) with the local Minahasa chiefs. Minahasa was represented by Supit, Lontoh and Paat. The treaty then underwent a few changes a few times where in the end implicitly the Dutch recognized the existence of the Minahasa society and placed the Minahasa as an equal next to the Dutch.
At that time there already was a pawai-pawai according to Minahasa adat (habit). In his report in 1679 Robertus Padtbrugge said of the Minahasa that the Minahasa Traditional Soldiers all wore copper bracelets that jingle-jangled, with necklaces made of corals, and there was the sound of loud Drums.
1689
A conspiracy for murder of the Dutch in Batavia was devised by captain Jonker, a muslim and Ambonese leader in the service of the Compagnie, with the help of Amangkurat II.
After it was discovered Jonger was killed while on the run and his followers found a haven in Kartasura. Jonker was replaced as leader of the VOC Ambonese by his christian cousin Zacharias Bintang. 1693
The Minahasa win a decisive battle against the Bolaant in the south. Dutch influence grew when the Minahasa people embraced European goods and their God in their arms 1769
The French succeeded in stealing clove plants from Ambon and transported it to Mauritius and other colonies. 1700-1800
Between 1700 and 1800 the Dutch already behaved as “Tuan Besar” (big bosses) in the Minahasa. They appointed a Minahasa king to the position of Commander Captain Urbanus Puluwang, and from then on he was called “Bapa Orang Minahasa” (Father of the Minahasa People). He then organized the rice trade as well as taxation and fired the Walak heads, amongst others Loho (Tomohon ) and Agus Karinda (Negeri Baru). He also hired Ternate Kora-Kora soldiers to burn the Negeri Atep Kapataran in the region that stood under leadership of Tondano, Gerrit Wuisang.1760
The Tondano community no longer wanted to attend the meetings with the Dutch in Manado and from Resident Dur, the Tondano community opposed the Dutch most fiercely and also did not honor the regulations regarding taxation, military service and the rice trade system which the Dutch had developed. 1780
Military expedition to Ternate where prince Nuku of Tidore had revolted against the rule of his brother, the sultan, who had more eyes for the money of the VOC for destruction of cloves trees than for the interest of his own people. 1796
The English occupied Padang and Ambon. The VOC fortress on Ternate refused surrender.
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