Peter Stuyvesant

Dutch colonial governor

Also known as: Petrus Stuyvesant

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Dutch:: Petrus Stuyvesant

Born:: c. 1592, Scherpenzeel, Friesland, Netherlands

Died:: February 1672, near New York, New York [U.S.]

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Peter Stuyvesant (born c. 1592, Scherpenzeel, Friesland, Netherlands—died February 1672, near New York, New York [U.S.]) was a Dutch colonial governor who tried to resist the English seizure of New York. Stuyvesant was the son of a Calvinist minister. He began his career in the Dutch West India Company about 1632, and in 1643 he became director in the company’s colonies of Curaçao, Aruba, and Bonaire. During an expedition against the Portuguese island of Saint Martin, his right leg was severely injured and had to be amputated. Thereafter he wore a wooden leg. In July 1646 Stuyvesant took an oath ...(100 of 295 words)

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