菲律賓的征服與林鳳襲來

西班牙人方才搞清楚這是海盜林鳳的隊伍;據說林鳳帶了整整2,000士兵、2,000水手、1,500婦女、許多農夫與工匠、整船整船的傢俱、農具、種子、家畜,以及其他所有建設國家的必需品。哥依提雖然戰死,但他和他老婆(負傷但逃脫了)拖延了海盜的步伐。帶隊的日本人西班牙人說叫作Sioco,胡炳熊在民國時期出版的《南洋華僑殖民偉人傳》裡譯為「莊公」 ,自以為行蹤隱藏得很好,直殺向城內的堡壘;但城內的西班牙人已經動員起來,火繩槍一排排開放,擊退了突襲。海盜遺屍80多具,而西班牙戰死了13-14人,大部分是為了好準頭靠得太近的火槍手,被海盜集中擲來的戰斧砍死。


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  1. 感謝好文
    請教板主一個問題,請問黎牙實比六年的時間,火藥是怎麼補給的?
    西班牙的支援感覺緩不濟急。
    照文中看,當地已有使用火藥火炮,葡萄牙人,當地或中國海盜也有
    但是這些勢力都和黎牙實比不友好吧
    我的猜測是
    1. 火藥省著用,一次船隊補給量已經夠用到下次補給?
    2. 在各勢力之前周旋,找到交易購買火藥的門路
    3. 想辦法在當地自製火藥
    4. 其他或以上幾點混用

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  2. 您好,

    菲律賓史的原始資料上世紀有作了一大篇資料集,叫The Philippine Islands
    , 1493-1803,共55冊;關於林鳳的內容主要在第4和第6冊,第6冊有中文譯本,書名
    門多薩《中華大帝國史》。從《中華大帝國史》的內容來看,火砲彈藥因為主要仰賴新
    西班牙(墨西哥)的緣故,是比較缺乏的。這可能也是西班牙人對付林鳳有點吃力的原因
    。(另外,西班牙人也比較不善於使用火炮,照他們自己的說法,擊退林鳳靠的還是火槍
    和冷兵器,缺乏好的砲手的緣故火炮作用不大。荷蘭人與西班牙人在菲律賓外海交戰的
    時候西班牙人也因此吃虧,請參見拙文〈馬尼拉前戰荷西〉:
    https://cimonnomis.blogspot.com/2019/03/blog-post_17.html)

    西班牙人的殖民比較穩固以後,火藥看起來主要是移居的華人供應的,與其他華人提供的
    商品一樣便宜又大量。請參考下引文(The Philippine Islands, 1493-1803第6冊:
    http://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/13120/pg13120-images.html):

    Through the opportunities furnished by commerce, a great many Chinese come hither, which is no small injury for so weak and poor a land; for every Chinaman eats more than do five Moros and always of the best, even though the cost is high, and in this way provisions are made dearer. With the interest in inordinate gain, they cease to perform their duties, because these are of less profit than trade. If this were stopped, some of them would, for their own interest, seeing that there is nothing else of which they are capable, stay in these islands as farmers, others as stock-raisers; and still others would work at the mechanical trades, and especially at building, which is so important a trade in this country. In this way they would receive their profits, and the Spaniards would have all the service they wanted, and that very cheaply. If they no longer bring silk and brocades, they can bring cows, horses, mares, provisions, military supplies, copper, and all kinds of metal and gunpowder, each in great abundance, and at a low cost—a thing much to the profit of this land, as may readily be seen.

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  3. 謝謝版主詳細的回覆,我只是簡單的發問,結果換來辛勞的資料查證和好文

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