Peter Minuit

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Peter Minuit was a 17th-century Dutch colonial governor best known for orchestrating the purchase of Manhattan Island from Indigenous inhabitants, laying the foundation for New Amsterdam (later New York City).

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Predicate Object
instanceOf colonial governor
historical figure
person
associatedWithPlace Manhattan
New Amsterdam
New Netherland
New Sweden
New York City
colonyGoverned New Netherland
New Sweden
countryOfCitizenship Dutch Republic
dateOfBirth between 1580 and 1589
dateOfDeath 1638
employer Dutch West India Company
era 17th century
ethnicGroup Walloon people
surface form: Walloon
familyName Minuit
fortEstablishedAt Wilmington, Delaware
surface form: present-day Wilmington, Delaware
founded Fort Christina
givenName Peter
governorOf New Amsterdam
knownFor governorship of New Netherland
orchestrating the purchase of Manhattan from Indigenous inhabitants
languageUsed Dutch
German
mannerOfDeath drowning
notableFor founding role in New Amsterdam
purchase of Manhattan Island
occupation colonial administrator
colonial governor
trader
participatedIn colonization of New Netherland
establishment of New Sweden
placeOfBirth Duchy of Cleves
Wesel
placeOfDeath Caribbean Sea
at sea near St. Christopher
positionHeld Director of New Netherland
Wouter van Twiller, Director of New Netherland
surface form: Director-General of New Netherland
purchaseCurrency Dutch guilder
purchased Manhattan Island
purchaseFrom Lenape
surface form: Lenape people
purchasePrice goods valued at 60 guilders
purchaseYear 1626
religion Protestant Christianity
surface form: Protestantism
sexOrGender male
workedFor Swedish South Company

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Wouter van Twiller replaces Peter Minuit
New Sweden firstGovernor Peter Minuit
Fort Christina foundedBy Peter Minuit
Wouter van Twiller, Director of New Netherland replaces Peter Minuit
subject surface form: Wouter van Twiller