What to do in Jakarta today?

[Balifrog]

oh man, I'd be here as much as I could if I were in Jakarta instead of the cultural desert where I 'live'...and I use the phrase 'live' with some reservations.

Well, move ?

 

[vocalneal]

^ me thinks you are on the serious side of "serious fun"

 

[Samoerai]

It started with the VOC, as an interprise, colonizing Indonesia. Then later the Dutch as a nation took over. Never realized that.

What I didn't read on the info panels in Museum Bank Indonesia, though is:

The VOC also traded in Asian slaves between the areas in Asia. The VOC bought those slaves from Asians, however the VOC transported almost no slaves from Asia to Europe.

 

[Bob]

What I didn't read on the info panels in Museum Bank Indonesia, though is:

The VOC also traded in Asian slaves between the areas in Asia. The VOC bought those slaves from Asians, however the VOC transported almost no slaves from Asia to Europe.

Did that mention transporting Asian slaves to South Africa or the Western Hemisphere?

 

[Samoerai]

Did that mention transporting Asian slaves to South Africa or the Western Hemisphere?

Well, I didn't see any information about slaves on the info-panels in the museum, only about VOC taking over the trading business from the Portugal and Spain, which is often accompanied by violence. An important VOC leader, Jan Pieterszoon Coen, conquered the city of Jayakarta (Jakarta) in 1619 and founded Batavia,

I know from history myself that slaves were also traded. In the eighteenth century, slavery in the Indies was very extensive. Around 1750, an estimated 75,500 enslaved people lived in Asian branches of the VOC.

These people in slavery often come from the Indies and surrounding areas. Even before the Dutch arrived here, the slave trade already existed. However, demand increases considerably due to the arrival of the VOC. The Dutch mainly buy the enslaved in areas that are in need. When there is a drought or famine somewhere, crops fail or a natural disaster occurs, the enslaved are much cheaper than normal. Children are often sold into slavery by their parents. In better times, the enslaved are too expensive. In that case, they are kidnapped or recruited by Indians at markets or other crowded places.

The enslaved end up on plantations, but also on ships, shipyards, warehouses, mines and other places where heavy work is done. In addition, many enslaved people work in households.

The VOC transported almost no slaves from Asia to Europe. When VOC officials returned to the Netherlands, they usually sold their domestic slaves at the Cape of Good Hope.