Few Taiwanese knows the name: Provintia; but they know the name Zeecando 赤崁樓 because today every Taiwanese call this fort in Tainan as the Zeecando fort. Its original name was Provintia. This fort facing Zeelandin (today's Anping Fort) across Taichiang Interior Sea 台江内诲 (see the attached map) in the 17th century was built by the Dutch after they suppressed Kuo Hwei-I's 郭懷一 rebellion in 1652. Kuo Hwei-I's rebellion was triggered by the Dutch's ruthless ruling and unfair tax system. In that rebellion, 4000-5000 Han-Taiwanese (about 1/4 of total Han-Taiwanese population) participated in the freedom struggle against the Dutch. The Dutch allied with Aborigine-Taiwanese and successfully suppressed Han-Taiwanese with superior weaponry and firing power.
In 1661, Koxinga 国姓爺 retook this fort and used this fort as a base attacking the Dutch defending the Zeelandin (Anping fort). After 9 months, the Dutch surrendered and with the surrender, the Dutch lost her colonial domination in Taiwan in 1662.
Did Dutch ever thought about re-taking Taiwan after 1662? Yes, they did. In 1664, Dutch allied with the Chinese (Ching dynasty) and attacked Keelung; but both the Chinese and the Dutch were successfully repelled by Taiwanese under Cheng-Chin's 鄭經 administration. After 1664, Dutch influence over Taiwan was reduced to only missionary work and nothing else. Well, I learned about this part of history only recently. How about you?
Regarding 台江内诲 or the Taichiang Interior Sea, it now completely disappears. You only see the high-rise building and land in today Tainan's landscape.
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