Sandiaojiao

Cape Santiago
Cape Santiago
Chinese	三貂角
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Sāndiāojiǎo
Southern Min
Hokkien POJ	Sam-tiau-kak

Cape Santiago

Sāndiāojiǎo
Cape Santiago Sāndiāojiǎo
Cape
	Lighthouse in the Cape Santiago
	Cape Santiago
	Coordinates: 25°00′27″N 122°00′06″E / 25.007431°N 122.001736°E
Location	Gongliao District, New Taipei City, Taiwan

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

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

Footnotes

^ "San Diego" is found in the tourism literature but is incorrect

References

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

Bibliography

Andrade, Tonio (2008). "Chapter 4: La Isla Hermosa". How Taiwan Became Chinese : Dutch, Spanish and Han Colonization in the Seventeenth Century. New York: Columbia University Press. ISBN 9780231128551.
Davidson, James W. (1903). The Island of Formosa, Past and Present : history, people, resources, and commercial prospects : tea, camphor, sugar, gold, coal, sulphur, economical plants, and other productions. London and New York: Macmillan. OL 6931635M.

External links

Northeast and Yilan Coast National Scenic Area-Taiwan (in Japanese and Chinese)

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[3] "San Diego" is found in the tourism literature but is incorrect

[FOOTNOTEAndrade2008§12-1] Andrade (2008), §12.

[FOOTNOTEDavidson190319-2] Davidson (1903), p. 19.

[4] "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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