Patimura is the nickname given to Thomas Matulessy, a native from the island of Saparua who raised up against the Dutch in 1817. He caused the Dutch many headaches and was almost succesful in taking over the strong Dutch Duurstede fort in Sapanua.

Patimura is the nickname given to Thomas Matulessy, a native from the island of Saparua who raised up against the Dutch in 1817. He caused the Dutch many headaches and was almost succesful in taking over the strong Dutch Duurstede fort in Sapanua.
In the early morning of the 15th of May in the same year Pattimura together with his followers besieged and ran the fort killing all the soldiers and civilians, leaving a live the youngest son of Van den Berg (at that time the Resident of Kasteel Duurstede). He was later betrayed by one of the raja's (Village Head) in Saparua, and with some of his followers delivered to the dutch authorities and brought to Ambon and after their trial, were sent to the gallows. Today Pattimura is acknowledged as a national hero in Indonesia.
The Pattimura Memorial is erected, right on the spot where he was executed in the early 19th Century, on Jalan Slamet Rijadi dose to the governor Office and Victoria Fort.