Phan Thanh Giản had three sons, Phan Thanh Liêm, Phan Thanh Tong and Phan Thanh Hương, of which the first two organised an armed rebellion against the French soldiers who had colonised Vĩnh Long and were later captured and killed. Nowadays, Phan Thanh Giản is being venerated as a minor god among his family members and a few in southern Vietnam. Phan Thanh Giản Phan Thanh Giản (潘淸簡, November 11, 1796–1867) was a Grand Counsellor at the Nguyễn court in Vietnam. He led an embassy to France in 1863, and committed suicide when France completed the invasion of Southern Vietnam (Cochinchina) in 1867.
Phan Thong District Today, more than 3,000 Catholics reside on the land. The community, the largest landholder in the area, is under pressure from developers to sell the property to feed the industrialization fostered by the Eastern Economic Corridor. Phan Thong is divided into 11 sub-districts ("tambons"), which are further subdivided into 76 administrative villages ("mubans"). There are two sub-district municipalities ("thesaban tambons") in the district: There are eight subdistrict administrative organisations (SAO) in the district: Phan Thong District Phan Thong (, ) is a district ("amphoe") of the province of Chonburi in Thailand. Neighbouring districts are (from north clockwise) Bang Pakong, Ban