Dutch Mauritius
Dutch East India Company settlement on Mauritius, 1638–1710.
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Between 1638 and 1710, the Dutch East India Company maintained an official settlement on Mauritius, which served as a place for ships to refresh during their voyages.[1] Although Dutch vessels had been visiting the island since 1598, the decision to establish a settlement there in 1638 was driven by a desire to stop the French and English from colonizing it.[1]
Quick Facts
- Empire
- Netherlands
- Era
- Imperialism
- Established
- 1638
- Dissolved
- 1710
- Date start
- 29 August
- Date end
- February
- Event start
- Arrival of troops for Fort Frederik Hendrik
- Event end
- Decision to abandon the island
Facts from the source article.
Key facts and history
The island was first visited by the Portuguese between 1507 and 1513, and appears on a 1502 map by Italian cartographer Alberto Cantino.[2] Admiral Neck's expedition of eleven ships and 1,357 men named the bay "Rade des Tortues" due to the many terrestrial tortoises found there.[3] The first time two expeditions reached the area that later became Port-Louis, located in the island's northwest, was in 1606.[3] Adriaan van der Stel, who succeeded Gooyer as governor, initiated the export of ebony wood and, to support this work, introduced 105 Malagasy slaves to Mauritius.[4]
The first Dutch colonization attempt concluded on 16 July 1658, when nearly every inhabitant departed from the island.[5] From 1677, Issac Johannes Lamotius served as governor until his deportation to Batavia in 1692, which occurred because he had persecuted a colonist.[6]
What the cited sources add
A monument and plaque were placed in Ferney, Vieux Grand Port during 1948, marking the 350th anniversary of the initial Dutch landing.[7]
References
- Wikipedia, "Dutch Mauritius" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: De VOC site - Mauritius (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Dutch Mauritius" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Toorawa, S. 2007. The medieval Waqwaq islands and the Mascarenes. Hassam Toorawa Trust, Port Louis, Mauritius (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Dutch Mauritius" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Auguste Toussaint, Histoire des îles Mascareignes, p. 24 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Dutch Mauritius" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Dr A. Satteeanund Peerthum, Resistance Against Slavery, 1989, in Slavery in the South West Indian Ocean, MGI, p. 25 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Dutch Mauritius" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Albert Pitot, T’Eyland Mauritius, Esquisses Historiques (1598–1710) 1905, p. 116 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Dutch Mauritius" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Leguat, "The voyage of François Leguat of Bresse, to Rodriguez, Mauritius, Java, and the Cape of Good Hope", 1891, p. 157 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Dutch Mauritius" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Monuments by Société Historique de Maurice", SHIM; "The Vieux Grand Port Heritage Site", National Heritage Fund Mauritius; Portal of the Government of Mauritius - The Vieux Grand Port Heritage Site; Tropenmuseum.nl - Opening Frederik Hendrik Museum op Mauritius (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
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