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    Dutch Mauritius

    Former Dutch colony

    Mauritius was an official settlement of the Dutch East India Company on the island of Mauritius between 1638 and 1710, and used as a refreshing station for passing ships. It was already frequented by Dutch ships from 1598 onwards, but only settled in 1638, to prevent the French and English from settling on the island. Wikipedia

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  2. en.wikipedia.org

    Mauritius was an official settlement of the Dutch East India Company on the island of Mauritius between 1638 and 1710, and used as a refreshing station for passing ships. It was already frequented by Dutch ships from 1598 onwards, but only settled in 1638, to prevent the French and English from settling on the island.
  3. colonialvoyage.com

    The last "Opperhoofd" Abraham Evertsz destroyed Fort Frederik Hendrik in 1658 and abandoned Mauritius with the remaining 40 inhabitants. Between 1658 and 1664 Mauritius was uninhabited except for some ship-wrecked sailors. In 1663 the VOC ordered the governor of the Cape colony to reestablish the Dutch settlement on Mauritius.
  4. nationalarchives.govmu.org

    The Dutch left Mauritius. 1715. The French took possession of the island and re-named it 'Île de France'. 1721. Governor Bertrand-François Mahé de La Bourdonnais founded Port Louis, which later became the capital. He turned the island into a prosperous French colony and a port of call on the sea journey from Europe to the Far-East round ...
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  6. mauritius-holidays-discovery.com

    Monument marking the landing of the Dutch at the bay of Grand Port, Mauritius. On 20 September 1998, the first landing of the Dutch on the island was commemorated here in the presence of Their Highness Prince Maurits and Princess Marlène of Orange-Nassa. Various places were given the names of important leaders of the fleet.
  7. Jun 19, 2024When did the Dutch colonize Mauritius? The Dutch established a small colony on the island in 1638 and remained in control of Mauritius until 1710. What did the Dutch name Mauritius? The Dutch named the island "Prins Maurits van Nassaueiland" after Prince Maurice of Nassau, of the Dutch Republic. What were the economic activities of the ...
  8. Jun 21, 2024The Dutch settlement in Mauritius. The Dutch settlement in Mauritius began in 1598 when they first landed on the island. They established a presence in Grand Port in the southeast of the island. Why did Dutch come to Mauritius? The Dutch came to Mauritius because they were sailing to the East Indies and were driven to the island by a severe ...
  9. Even in the seventeenth century, Mauritius had a multiethnic population. This book describes the vicissitudes of the Dutch on Mauritius and examines the commanders of the island, from the successful Adriaen van der Stel to the despotic Isaac Lamotius, from the disastrous George Wreede to the diplomatic but harsh Roelof Diodati.
  10. Mar 23, 2024The Dutch were the first to settle on the island of Mauritius in 1598. They initially landed at Grand Port in the southeast of the island, driven by a storm. However, due to successive storms, infestations of pests, and epidemics, they left the island in 1710, discouraged by …
  11. Jan 12, 2025The Discovery of Mauritius by the Dutch A Chance Encounter. The story of Dutch Mauritius begins in 1598 when a fleet of five ships from the Dutch East India Company (VOC) set sail for the East Indies. Under the command of Admiral Wybrand van Warwyck, the fleet encountered Mauritius by chance while navigating through the Indian Ocean.
  12. ilemaurice.mu

    Jun 14, 2024It was the Dutch who built the first colony on the island in 1598 and they named it Mauritius after their ruler, Prince Maurice of Nassau. Soon after the island became a thriving trading port as ebony trees were felled and shipped to Europe. For the Dutch, it was an ideal stopover linking their colonies of the Cape of Good Hope and Batavia (Indonesia).
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