Willem Verhulst

From Free net encyclopedia

Willem Verhulst was the second director of the Dutch West India Company. In 1625, Verhulst oversaw the decision to locate the company's main fortress and town on the tip of Manhattan Island in the colony of New Netherland. The settlement, which was given the name New Amsterdam, was the first permanent European settlement in what was to later New York City.

Template:Start box Template:Succession box Template:End box

nl:Willem Verhulst