Cape in Gongliao, New Taipei, Taiwan
Cape Santiago [ 1] [ a] is a cape on the easternmost point of the island of Taiwan , located in the Gongliao District , New Taipei City .
History
On 5 May 1626, a Spanish fleet reached the northeast tip of Taiwan and named the native village of Caquiunauan (also Caguiuanuan ; present-day Fulong Village) as Santiago. Later this name was extended to the nearby cape.[ 3]
Tourist attractions
There is a lighthouse situated on Cape Santiago, called Cape Santiago Lighthouse . A nearby beach, Yenliao (鹽寮), was the site of the first landing for the Japanese invasion of Taiwan in 1895.
The square at Cape Santiago Lighthouse
See also
^ "San Diego" is found in the tourism literature but is incorrect
References
Bibliography
Andrade, Tonio (2008). "Chapter 4: La Isla Hermosa" . How Taiwan Became Chinese : Dutch, Spanish and Han Colonization in the Seventeenth Century . New York: Columbia University Press. ISBN 9780231128551 .
Davidson, James W. (1903). The Island of Formosa, Past and Present : history, people, resources, and commercial prospects : tea, camphor, sugar, gold, coal, sulphur, economical plants, and other productions . London and New York: Macmillan. OL 6931635M .
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