Peter Minuit

E281881

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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Peter Minuit canonical 10

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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 ⓘ
linked to: Walloon people
familyName Minuit ⓘ
fortEstablishedAt 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 ⓘ
Director-General of New Netherland ⓘ
purchaseCurrency Dutch guilder ⓘ
purchased Manhattan Island ⓘ
purchaseFrom Lenape people ⓘ
linked to: Lenape
purchasePrice goods valued at 60 guilders ⓘ
purchaseYear 1626 ⓘ
religion 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 → replaces → Peter Minuit ⓘ
Kalmar Nyckel → commandedBy → Peter Minuit ⓘ
Minuit → usedBy → Peter Minuit ⓘ
Minuit → hasNotableBearer → Peter Minuit ⓘ
purchase of Manhattan Island → mainParticipant → Peter Minuit ⓘ
subject linked to: Minuit