The story of the spice track in Ternate and Tidore

Ternate and Tidore are two small islands adjacent to the Maluku Sea.
The history and local cultural traditions will captivate you who are interested in past stories recorded in history.

The two islands are very closely related to the spice pathways, where Europeans want to control the regions in Indonesia that produce spices.
As a wealth of natural benefits, competition has become fierce.

The Portuguese people in the 15th century found a route to Maluku.
Ternate and Tidore, being one that attracts their attention where clove becomes a game.
It also invites other European interests, such as Spain and the Netherlands.
They competed with each other to control the region of the spice track, which was then eventually monopolized by the Dutch.

In the late 16th century, one of the Dutch governors General was planting and developing cloves in Maluku.
Kesohoran Ternate and Tidore will be cloves then being contested by Spanish and Portuguese fishing the Dutch to burn the land of clove plantations there massively.

The incident also ended up angling the opposition against the Dutch from Ternate and Tidore Sultanate.

Some of the historical buildings you can visit are the ancient fortress of Tolukko, the first fortress in Ternate.
It was established in 1512 by the Portuguese.
There is also the Orange fortress, which became the VOC office.

The landscape also pampers the eyes.
There is Mount Gamalama which can be reached within 5 hours to reach its peak and see the sea Panorama.