Jacques Specx

Jacques Specx

Jacques Specx (* 1585 in Dordrecht ; † July 22, 1652 in Amsterdam , Netherlands ) was a Dutch merchant who founded trade with Japan and Korea in 1609. Jacques Specx received assistance from William Adams in obtaining extended trading rights from Shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu in Sumpu , which happened on August 24, 1609. This enabled Specx to set up a factory in Hirado on September 20, 1609 , of which he became the first director.

In 1620 he handed over two Catholic Japanese to the Japanese authorities. They had been captured by an English ship at sea and handed over to a Dutch ship. The two were tortured to death after long imprisonment.

From 1629 to 1632 he was Governor General of the Dutch East Indies and promoted trade with Japan. Back home he became an art collector .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Nagasaki, History ( Memento of the original from January 7, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
2. ↑ Korean, History ( Memento of the original from June 13, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  

literature

• Papinot, Edmond: Specx (James) In: Historical and Geographical Dictionary of Japan. Reprinted by Tuttle, 1972 edition of 1910 edition. ISBN 0-8048-0996-8 .