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Is it should be "Matulessi" or "Matulessy" instead of "Matulesia"? I'm waiting for response at least three days from now and I'll just change it.In Harmonia Progressio! (talk) 07:37, 26 July 2008 (UTC)Reply

3 days - some articles have questions that are not answered in one year - hmmm SatuSuro 07:40, 26 July 2008 (UTC)Reply

Then should I change it just now? In Harmonia Progressio! (talk) 07:44, 26 July 2008 (UTC)Reply

I didn't do proper research but googling learns that the original familyname was Matulessia with Matulessya and Matulessija as alternative spelling. Because of their name the family had difficulty finding work after the revolt (the Dutch have carefull laundered their history) and changed it by dropping the a to Matulessy or Matulessi. Some even changed it more drastically to Nitalessy. According to http://ullath.com/matuless.htm (I don't know any Indonesian/Malay) the Matulesia family in Hulaliu even changed it to Lesiputty (meaning: stronger than white men) after 1817. As I see it, the correct spelling should be Matulessia with redirection for Matulessy. Erik-Jan Vens (talk) 10:49, 30 July 2008 (UTC)Reply

Why leave the background material in the Source Peter van Zonneveld unused?

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In the section "Ambon revolt of 1817" only the following is said about the background of the revolt: "He was appointed as Kapitan by the people of Saparua to rebel against the Dutch on 14 May 1817". But much more is known about the proximate causes of the revolt, and that information is narrated in a business-like manner in the source Van Zonneveld that is referenced in the section. The source is in Dutch, so not easily accessible for Anglophones. So I had Google Translate render the relevant text in English, and copy that here:

The part about Pattimura's personal grievance is mentioned just above in the "Biography" section, but the causal link is not immediately obvious. I think this is not good historiography. I understand that Pattimura's status of national hero makes it difficult to relate aspects of his conduct that may diminish that status, but in current Dutch historiography that has become a matter of routine. People like Rear-Admiral Buyskes and Quirijn Maurits Rudolph Ver Huell are "cancelled" as a matter of course, despite the good things they may also have done. So let's not be too queasy. I am not going to do the edit myself. I leave that to the people who have done an otherwise good job with this article. Ereunetes (talk) 17:36, 17 March 2023 (UTC)Reply