Mena (Biboki Moenleu)

Mena

Location in East Nusa Tenggara

Mena is a place in the Indonesian West Timor . It is located near the coast and belongs to the Biboki Moenleu District ( North Central Timor District , East Nusa Tenggara Province ).

history

Timor and its neighboring islands in the 17th and 18th centuries

Mena was already a port of call for Portuguese traders who exported sandalwood from here in the 16th century . At the end of the century there was a Portuguese base in Mena. In 1590 the first church of the empire was built here by Father Belchior da Luz . On June 4, 1613, the Dutchman Apollonius Schotte landed in Mena, east of today's Oe-Cusse Ambeno , and left behind a small occupying force. The rulers of Mena and Asson were induced to form an alliance with the Dutch and guarantee supplies of sandalwood. Then Schotte drove further along the coast and concluded several treaties with local rulers, which later formed the basis of all Dutch claims in West Timor. But in 1616 the Dutch gave up their bases on Timor again.

In 1640 Karrilikio ( Camiliquio ), the Muslim sultan of Tallo ( Tolo ) on Sulawesi , attacked the north and south coast of Timor with a total of 150 ships and 7,000 men. After three months of raids, Karrilikio withdrew. When António de São Jacinto , Dominican and Vice-General of Solor , reached Mena with a force, he found the place destroyed. The Muslim occupation fled inland. The dead king had been replaced by his wife. With their support, the Portuguese regained control of Mena in 1641. The queen and her people converted to Christianity . The Kingdom of Lifau was ruled by the ruler of Amanuban , the brother-in-law of the Queen of Mena, during this period . He also converted to Christianity and had several churches built. On May 26, 1641 Francisco Fernandes defeated a force of the Liurais von Wehale on the border with Mena. The Portuguese then began under Fernandes with a large-scale military operation to extend their control to the interior of the island.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Chronologie de l'histoire du Timor (1512-1945) suivie des événements récents (1975-1999) (French; PDF; 887 kB)
2. ↑ History of Timor ( Memento of the original from March 24, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 824 kB) - Technical University of Lisbon 

Coordinates: 9 ° 11 ′  S , 124 ° 35 ′  E