Tuesday, September 06, 2005

Ambon 430 year anniversary / Ulang tahun Ambon ke-430


Today, September 7, is the 430th anniversary of the city of Ambon. This date was actually based on two important moments in the past. First, the year 1575, when the Portuguese group of soldiers builds the fort named "Nossa Senhora de Anuneiada", known by the people as "Benteng Kota Laha" in Honipopo, Ambon Island. That was a project conducted by workers mobilized from surrounding villages such as Kilang, Ema, Soya, Hutumuri, Halong, Hative, Seilale, Urimessing, Batu Mera, etc. The group of workers formed their compound called "Soa" (some of which still known until now like Soa-Ema and Soa-Bali area), which is later transformed into the City of Ambon (Citade Amboina) since it was changed to be the genealogic territorial society. The fort was later on passed to Dutch and named "Fort Nieuw Victoria". This fort is now used as the Masariku battalion headquarters.
Second moment is September 7th, the moment when the city of Ambon granted their autonomy by the Netherlands Indies authority in 1921 to conduct their own city government through a Gemeeteraad (City council), led by Alexander Yacob Patty (an Ambon-nationalist, known well by Sukarno, and later on was exiled to Digoel Papua by the Dutch authority).


Hari ini, 7 September, adalah ulang tahun kota Ambon ke-430. Tanggal ini tercatat berdasarkan dua kejadian penting di masa lalu. Kejadian pertama ialah tahun 1575, ketika tentara Portugis pertama kali membangun benteng yang diberi nama "Nossa Senhora de Anuneiada", atau yang dikenal oleh orang-orang waktu itu sebagai "Benteng Kota Laha" di Honipopo, pulau Ambon. Proyek ini berlangsung dengan memobilisasi para pekerja dari negeri-negeri di sekitar seperti dari Kilang, Ema, Soya, Hutumuri, Halong, Hative, Seilale, Urimessing, Batu Mera, dll. Para pekerja ini tinggal di dalam pemukiman-pemukiman yang mereka sebut "Soa" (beberapa masih kita kenal hingga kini seperti Soa Ema dan Soa Bali) yang kemudian berubah menjadi kota Ambon dengan identitas genealogis teritorial yang teratur. Benteng yang dibangun tadi, kemudian berubah menjadi benteng "Nieuw Victoria" pada jaman Belanda dan sekarang digunakan sebagai markas batalion Masariku.
Kejadian kedua adalah 7 September 1921, ketika pemerintah Hindia Belanda memberikan status otonomi kepada kota Ambon untuk mengurus dirinya sendiri melalui sebuah Gemeeteraad (dewan kota) yang antara lain beranggotakan Alexander Yacob Patty (seorang nasionalis, kawan Sukarno, yang selanjutnya diasingkan ke Digoel Papua).

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