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Provincial capitals in Indonesia

  • ManadoA French cartographer drew the island of Manarow on a world map in the late 1500s. This early sketch marked the spot that would become Manado.
  • Ambon, MalukuIn 1526, Portuguese explorer Sancho de Vasconcelos established a settlement on the island and named it Nossa Senhora de Anunciada.
  • PadangIn 1680, the Dutch built a trading post on the coast of Sumatra. This small structure marked the beginning of three centuries of European control over Padang.