history of daendels road

nama : helen kusmadi h

npm : 232 10 193

kelas : 3eb17

 

The Great Post Road (Indonesian: Jalan Raya Pos or Dutch: De Grote Postweg), is the name for the historical road that runs across Java that connects Anyer and Panarukan. It was built during the reign of governor-general of the Dutch East Indies Herman Willem Daendels (1808–1811).

 

Java Great Post Road, span from Anjer (Anyer) to Panaroecan (Panarukan).

La Grande Route, as Daendels called it, was a military road which was laid down under the order of King Lodewijk Napoleon who ruled the Kingdom of Holland at that time. France was at war with England and the road was intended to ease military support, transfer of soldiers, in order to defend Java. Before the road was constructed, connections existed between Batavia — Semarang and between Semarang — Surabaya in 1750. North-south connection between Semarang, Surakarta and Yogyakarta was also available at that time. However, these connection paths were not easily passable as heavy tropical rainfall frequently destroyed them.

 

Daendels faced difficult conditions in Dutch East Indies when he was starting the road construction. The financial situation in the colony was so tight that the minister of Colonial Affairs in The Hague sent him a letter emphasizing the difficult financial situation and the need to reduce expenditures. English was surely a big threat, there were uprisings in Bantam and Cirebon, and some of Daendels opponents, who were alienated from him, took a negative side against him. Daendels then decided to use Javanese unpaid forced laborers to perform most of the heavy work, which resulted in thousands of deaths due to the difficult health challenges of the forests and marshes as well as the labor conditions.

 

Many of Daendels’ opponents became historical sources of the harsh condition during the road construction. Major William Thorn wrote that about 12,000 natives have perished during the construction. Nicolaus Engelhard, who was a governor over most of Java and who had to give up his position to Daendels, stated that 500 workers had died in Megamendung area nearby Buitenzorg (the present-day of Bogor), excluding the number of people who died as the result of illness. Furthermore Engelhard criticized Daendels of the thousand of casualties resulting from the road construction in the woods of Weleri in Pekalongan region.

Today the Java Great Post Road consist the most parts of present Java North Coast Road (Indonesian: Jalan Pantura, abbreviation from “Pantai Utara”). However the original post road is runs through Preanger (Priangan, West Java) highland, from Meester Cornelis (Jatinegara) went south to Buitenzorg (Bogor), and went east to Cianjur, Bandung, Sumedang, and Cirebon. The current north coast road runs through coastal northern West Java which built later after the construction of Daendels’ post road. It connects Bekasi, Karawang, Pamanukan, and Cirebon.The road originally ran from Anyer, present day Banten, but formerly West Java to Panarukan, East Java, but later was extended to Banyuwangi. In its current form the Java main road extends through five provinces: Banten, DKI Jakarta, West Java, Central Java and East Java.

The Great Post Road runs through Bandung in 1938 (today Jalan Asia-Afrika)
The road initially served as the backbone of Java’s transportation and logistic. It connects some of the largest cities in Java, including Anyer, Cilegon, Tangerang, Batavia, Meester Cornelis (today absorbed into Jakarta), Buitenzorg, Cianjur, Bandung, Sumedang, Cirebon, Tegal, Pekalongan, Semarang, Rembang, Tuban, Surabaya, Pasuruan, Probolinggo and Panarukan.

 

 

sumber : http://www.wikipedia.com

history of catfish statue in bekasi

nama : Helen Kusmadi H

npm : 23210193

kelas : 3eb17

 

Catfish statue used to be in the middle of the city of Bekasi. Catfish statue is between Railway Station, the largest mosque in Bekasi, Regional General Hospital and also Bekasi Police Department.

Actually catfish statue is like catfish and fruit-shaped lute, but better known as the Statue of catfish. The statue was built in Regent tenure Moch. Djamhari around 1995 and will become the city’s trademark Bekasi. And Sculpture catfish and lute pieces decorate the city for seven years.
Apparently the good wishes of Regents is not necessarily good for the people. Most people who join in Bekasi especially Kinship Society Bekasi Agency (BKMB) and which one is Muchtadi Mochtar, feel the catfish statue not be reflection of people in Bekasi.

Catfish is a lot in Bekasi as Bekasi has many rivers and one of the long and famous is Kali Malang. In fact, catfish not a good symbol because catfish is a beast that ‘greedy and eating everything’ that is nearby, and the price is so cheap. Harp is also a lot of fruit in Bekasi, almost every garden in bekasi have a harp tree, and the price is also cheap. The point are catfish and harp not be reflection of people in Bekasi. Catfish statue in Bekasi was rejected by society.

BKMB protest filed by the Board to Mr. Moch. Djamhari, Regent of Bekasi, but not addressed, eventually protest addressed to Mr. Nonon Sonthani, Mayor of Bekasi. Then a letter dated February 25, 2001 decision that catfish statue dismantled. Although existing demolition orders, but the statue was not dismantled.

Damin Sada, one of the administrators in BKBM had another idea. Together with Bekasi society who can not wait on Thursday, 24 April 2002, came to the Catfish Statue and burn it.

History of the name JAKARTA

nama : helen kusmadi h

npm : 23210193

kelas : 3eb17

Not many people know about the origin of the name of Jakarta. Starting from a small port at the mouth of the Ciliwung River about 500 years ago. For centuries, the city has grown into a bustling center of international trade. History of Jakarta known through inscriptions such as Tarumanegara royal property, and the kingdom of Srivijaya Sunda.

Data from wikipedia mentions that initially the Sunda Kelapa (known as Kalapa) is one of the ports belong to the kingdom of the thousands of Hindu named Sunda cities Pakuan Pajajaran (now Bogor). In addition to Sunda Kelapa port, Sunda kingdom also has several other ports such as the port ofBantam, Pontang, Cigede, Tamgara and Cimanuk. However, Sunda Kelapa port is considered as the most important because it has a relatively short travel time from the capital of the kingdom and is a busy port of pepper.

The Portuguese are a great group of Europeans first came to Bandar Kalapa. then the city was attacked by Fatahillah, from a kingdom which is not far from the Kalapa. Then Fatahillah change the name to Jayakarta Sunda Kalapa on June 22, 1527. Date is defined as the day of birth of Jakarta. Late 16th-century Dutch people then came and then the master Jayakarta. Dated May 30, 1619 brought the leadership of JP Coen Dutch managed to seize and occupy Jayakarta once changed his name to Batavia – taken from the name of the Celtic tribes who once lived in the Netherlands at the time of the Romans.

Governmental activities centered in a field which is located approximately 500 meters from the port. Then the Dutch built town hall, which is the position of the center of the city government of Batavia. Increasingly rapid growth impact on the environment easily damaged, so the Dutch authorities to move the center of government higher lying areas. The area was then called Weltevreden.

During the Japanese occupation (1942-1945), the name changed again to Jakarta Batavia. In 1966, Jakarta Capital gain official name of the Republic of Indonesia.

Jakarta also earned the nickname “City of 1001 Names” because of the name change, in addition to the Jakarta area is divided into 6 (5 municipality and the district administrativethousand islands).(fikaamalia.wordpress.com)

Sumber : http://4ao-4ao.com/history-of-the-name-jakarta/