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Cape Santiago (Taiwan)

Cape Santiago (Taiwan)

Cape in Gongliao, New Taipei, Taiwan

Cape Santiago[1][2][lower-alpha 1] is a cape on the easternmost point of the island of Taiwan, located in the Gongliao District, New Taipei City.

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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

Footnotes

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

References

  1. [1]
    Andrade (2008), §12.
  2. [2]
    Davidson (1903), p. 19.
  3. [3]
    "Welcome to Taiwan Sandiaojiao (San Diego)". Eng.taiwan.net.tw. Archived from the original on 2014-05-25. Retrieved 2014-05-25.

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