While Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles led the expedition that founded colonial Singapore in 1819 and conceptualised many of the early institutions that developed the trade port, it was the depiction and commemoration of his time in the region that made him an icon of imperial mythology. This was part of a process in which admiration of his name and exploits were exalted, ultimately representing a core element in the Victorian mentality, the need to create heroes to glorify the British Empire. This article will survey and analyse how the commemoration of Raffles in the first 75 years of colonial rule, through the commissioning of statues and the attachment of his name to establishments and institutions, solidified and justified a British presence in the region and larger imperial history, which continues to echo in the modern nation-state of Singapore and its history.

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纪念莱佛士：在殖民时期的新加坡创造一个帝国偶像

虽然托马斯·斯坦福·莱佛士爵士率领探险队于 1819 年建立了新加坡殖民地，并构思了许多发展贸易港口的早期机构，但正是对他在该地区的时光的描述和纪念使他成为了帝国神话的象征。这是对他的名字和功绩的钦佩过程的一部分，最终代表了维多利亚时代心态的核心要素，即需要创造英雄来荣耀大英帝国。本文将调查和分析莱佛士在殖民统治头 75 年的纪念活动如何通过雕像的委托和他的名字附在机构和机构上，巩固和证明英国在该地区和更大的帝国历史上的存在，