Cape Santiago (Taiwan)

Cape Santiago
三貂角
Location Gongliao, New Taipei, Taiwan
Geology Cape

Cape Santiago[1][2][lower-alpha 1] (Chinese: 三貂角; pinyin: Sāndiāojiǎo; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Sam-tiau-kak) is a cape located in Gongliao District, New Taipei, Taiwan.

Geography

The cape is the easternmost point of the island of Taiwan, and also the easternmost cape of Taiwan.

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 of Cape Santiago Lighthouse

See also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ "San Diego" is found in the tourism literature but is incorrect

References

  1. ↑ Andrade (2008), §12.
  2. ↑ Davidson (1903), p. 19.
  3. ↑ "Welcome to Taiwan Sandiaojiao (San Diego)". Eng.taiwan.net.tw. Retrieved 2014-05-25.

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.

Coordinates: 25°00′27″N 122°00′06″E / 25.007431°N 122.001736°E / 25.007431; 122.001736


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