Peter Minuit
| Peter Minuit | |
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| Født | 1580  Wesel, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Tyskland |
| Død | 1638 Saint Kitts, Saint Kitts og Nevis |
| Uddannelse og virke | |
| Beskæftigelse | Kolonial administrator (1638), militærperson, politiker |
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Peter Minuit (1589 – 5. august 1638) var en valloner fra Wesel i Hertugdømmet Kleve (i dag i Nordrhein-Westfalen, Tyskland). Han var kolonichef i den hollandske koloni Nieuw Nederland fra 1626 til 1633 samt grundlægger af den svenske koloni Ny Sverige i 1638.
Ifølge overleveringer købte han øen Manhattan af canarsee-indianerne den 24. maj 1626. Men canarsee-indianerne boede i virkeligheden hvor Brooklyn i dag ligger, mens Manhattan var hjemsted for weckquaesgeek-stammen, der ikke var tilfreds med handlen og senere kæmpede mod hollænderne i Kiefts krig. [1]
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Signature of Peter Minuit from The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography, Volume XII, 1904, page 208
Signature of Peter Minuit from The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography, Volume XII, 1904, page 208
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Bust portrait of Peter Minuit (aka Minnewit) (1580-1638). He was a colonial official, the 3rd Director of New Netherland. Minuit is famous for purchasing Manhattan island from the Native Americans for 60 guilders worth of trade in 1626. The portrait artist is unknown. Made in circa 1904 June 20. However, this is a reproduction of an older painting.
Bust portrait of Peter Minuit (aka Minnewit) (1580-1638). He was a colonial official, the 3rd Director of New Netherland. Minuit is famous for purchasing Manhattan island from the Native Americans for 60 guilders worth of trade in 1626. The portrait artist is unknown. Made in circa 1904 June 20. However, this is a reproduction of an older painting.