Throughout 14th and 15th centuries, the
cape that would end up being Vũng Tàu was an overload which European trading
ships went to routinely. The ships' activities influenced the name Vũng Tàu,
meanings that "anchorage". The French Indochinese government called it Cap
Saint-Jacques ("Cap Xanh Giắc", in Vietnamese). The cliff of Vũng Tàu is now
called Mũi Nghinh Phong (actually indicating "Cape of breeze welcome") or ("Cape
of greeting the wind").
Vũng Tàu was initially described as Tam Thắng ("3
Boats") in memory of the very first 3 towns in this area: Thắng Nhất, Thắng Nhị,
Thắng Tam, within the province of Biên Hòa under the Nguyễn Dynasty. Under the
reign of king Gia Long (1761-- 1820), when Malay pirates built a base here and
subsequently became a danger to traders in Gia Định city, the king sent his army
to crack down on the pirates. The pirates were ousted and the troops were
offered the land as a benefit. 10 February 1859 marked the very first use of
cannons by Nguyễn's army, when they fired at French battleships from the
fortress of Phước Thắng, located 100m from Vũng Tàu's Front Beach. This marked a
crucial period in Vietnam's war versus French invaders in South Vietnam (then
called Cochinchina). In 1876, according to a decree by the French colonialists,
Vũng Tàu was merged in Bà Rịa county per Saigon's administration. Throughout the
1880s there discusses moving Saigon's port facilities to Vũng Tàu, but this came
to nothing due to Saigon's better facilities.
On 1 May 1895, the governor
of Cochinchina established by decree that Cap Saint Paul Linehan would after
that be a self-governing town. In 1898, Cap Paul Linehan was combined with Bà
Rịa county once again, but re-divided in 1899. In 1901, the population of Vũng
Tàu was 5,690, of which 2,000 individuals were immigrants from North Vietnam.
The majority of the town's population made their living in the dancing market.
On 4 April 1905, Cap Paul Linehan was made an administrative district of Bà Rịa
province. In 1929, Cap Paul Linehan ended up being a province, and in 1934 ended
up being a city (commune). The French governor of Indochina, Paul Doumer (who
later became President of France), constructed an estate in Vũng Tàu that is
still a prominent landmark.
Throughout the Vietnam War, the 1st
Australian Logistics Support system was headquartered in Vũng Tàu-- as were
numerous United States military units at different times. Vũng Tàu likewise
ended up being popular for R&R, amongst in-country US workers
After
the war, Vũng Tàu was a common launching location for the "Vietnamese boat
individuals" leaving the communists. On 30 May 1979, Vũng Tàu town was made the
capital of Vũng Tàu-Côn Đảo Special Administrative Zone. On 12 August 1991,
BACHELOR'S DEGREE Rịa-- Vũng Tàu Province was formally established and Vũng Tàu
town formally became Vũng Tàu City.
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and founded guilty of molesting 2 underage girls at his rental property and was
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Vũng Tàu was originally
referred to as Tam Thắng ("Three Boats") in memory of the very first three
villages in this location: Thắng Nhất, Thắng Nhị, Thắng Tam, within the province
of Biên Hòa under the Nguyễn Dynasty. The French governor of Indochina, Paul
Doumer (who later on became President of France), built a mansion in Vũng Tàu
that is still a prominent landmark.
On 30 Might 1979, Vũng Tàu town was
made the capital of Vũng Tàu-Côn Đảo Special Management Zone. On 12 August 1991,
Bà Rịa-- Vũng Tàu Province was officially started and Vũng Tàu town officially
ended up being Vũng Tàu City.