History

Ternate is the capital city, which famed as Spice Island. Ternate was in the 16th and 17th century famed throughout the world as suppliers of spices especially cloves. No wonder that it was the scene of fierce rivalry among the mayor seafaring nations of Europe during that era of European expansion. The Portuguese were the first European expansion. The Portuguese were the first European to reach the islands, establishing themselves on the Ternate and Tidore in 1521. Subsequently, cloves trees on Ternate and nearby islands were almost wiped out. Remains of a Portuguese, Dutch, Spanish and British presence can still be found on many of the island, especially in Ternate. There are seven fortress; the great number of Indonesia that’s why besides the well known of fort City is also know as the center of Kingdom Area consist of four Sultanates: Ternate, Jailolo, Tidore, and Bacan unified in one word “Moloku Kie Raha”.