VIDEO: Fort Speelwijk: Evidence Of The Fame Of Cornelius Speelman The VOC Pride Of Sheep Fighting
SERANG - Speelwijk Fort is located in Pamarican Village, Kec. Kasemen, Serang City, Banten. Fort Speelwijk is a testament to the triumph of trade in the VOC era in the archipelago. The name Speelwijk was deliberately chosen by the Dutch to honor one of the VOC's most meritorious people: Cornelius Speelman. It was all because of Speelman's skill in playing the VOC's Devide et Impera (divide politics) strategy. Speelman's divisive politics worked for the VOC. Watch the full video below.