SiteIntro:澎湖地名之旅Part10 東衛


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  馬公市東衛里,這個地名濫觴於明朝施曆十五年(公元一六六一年),已有四百年歷史,至今未曾改變。

  明朝永曆十五年春天,鄭成功率領戰船數百艘,軍隊二萬多人,自金門開到澎湖,鄭家軍於登陸「娘媽宮」(即今馬公市,指今中央里天后宮前面海岸)後,鄭成功立即派一名將領名叫楊祖,率領一千多名官兵,到距「娘媽宮」東方約二里處海岸部署軍防,由於軍防據點是在「娘媽宮」之東,因此鄭家軍即取「東衛」為地名。

  鄭成功登陸澎湖的日期,「台灣外記」記載是永曆十五年二月,「台灣通史」記載是三月,「澎湖縣誌」記載是三月廿三日。

  由於登陸日期各說各話,無論二月或三月,古代是以農曆計算,本文只好籠統地稱為春天,也就是早在公元一六六一年的春天,「東衛」這個地名就誕生了。

  清朝時代叫做「東衛社」,屬「東西澳」管轄,「東西澳」的全銜是「東衛西衛澳」,因為鄭成功登陸澎湖後,派出三名將領─楊祖、林福、張在,分別在「娘媽宮宣撫司」後面三處海岸部署防守據點─即「東衛」、「中衛」、「西衛」。

  清朝的澎湖地方政「澎湖海防糧捕廳」,因而沿襲鄭家軍所取地名,規劃「東西澳」這個行政區域。「東西澳衙門」的地點,相傳是設在今省立馬公高中東側海岸,原縣農會一幢倉庫附近,那個地方就是「中衛」,鄭家軍的將領之一─林福,曾率領一千多官兵,在此處駐防,如日本殖民政府於清朝光緒廿二年(公元一八九六年),規劃澎湖基層行政區域時,仍叫「東衛社」,光復初期,東衛與安宅合為一個里,民國四十年實施地方自治,才與安宅分開,成為一個東衛里。

  這個具有四百年歷史的地名─東衛,雖然鄭家軍早已徹走,地名仍然存在,可供研究鄭成功東征歷程的人士參考。


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