Batavia Illinois Obituaries: What’s Really Going On? - Away State Journal
Batavia was an imperial Dutch port city that eventually, after two centuries of Dutch occupation, became the capital of the Dutch East Indies. The area corresponds to present-day Jakarta, Indonesia.
Today, Batavia is no more. This former Dutch colony in Indonesia exists only in glimmers on the streets of Jakarta. But those glimmers, however faint, tell a story of immense wealth and horrific violence. Established by the Dutch in 1619, Batavia rapidly became the heart of the Dutch East Indies.
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A Batavia man was arrested Tuesday in connection with a March crash in which a vehicle ran a red light at high speed, struck multiple cars, with the suspect vehicle burst into flames, trapping the driver inside.
Launched in 1628, the 150-foot Batavia was the pride of the VOC fleet. Laden with silver, she set sail on her maiden voyage from the Dutch port of Texel on 28 October that year as the flagship of a fleet of eight VOC vessels.
In 1628, a Dutch East India flagship called Batavia belonging to the Dutch East India Company (VOC) set sail from the Netherlands, never to reach her destination.
The full story of the 17th century shipwreck of the Dutch United East India Company's return ship "The Batavia" in Australia. Episode 1: Storms and Mutiny....
