What is it about?
The seizure of the Sta. Catarina took place off the east coast of Singapore in 1603 and was popularised by the Dutch lawyer and humanist Hugo Grotius. Based on Dutch and Portuguese sources, the article revisits the incident to critique Grotius' account and provide a snapshot of Portuguese trade and diplomacy in Asia at the time.
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Why is it important?
Based on the information he had before him, this article looks at the seizure of the Sta Catarina off Singapore and its immediate repercussions for Portuguese Melaka, the Dutch, and Johor
Perspectives
This gives a snapshot of early Dutch trade and privateering in the first decade of the 17th Century.
Dr Peter Borschberg
National University of Singapore
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This page is a summary of: The Seizure of the Sta. Catarina Revisited: The Portuguese Empire in Asia, VOC Politics and the Origins of the Dutch-Johor Alliance (1602 – c.1616), Journal of Southeast Asian Studies, February 2002, Cambridge University Press,
DOI: 10.1017/s0022463402000024.
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