Essequibo (colony)
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Essequibo is the name of a Dutch colony founded in 1616 and located in the region of the Essequibo River. There was a brief English occupation from 1665 to 1666. From 27 February 1781 to February 1782 there was a British occupation of Demerara, Essequibo, and Berbice (subordinated to Barbados).
Essequibo became a British territory on 13 August 1814, and was joined with the Colony of Demerara. On 21 July 1831 Demerara-Essequibo was united with Berbice into British Guiana.
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[edit] Governors of Essequibo
- Adrian Groenewegen (1616 - 1624)
- Jacob Conijn (1624 - 1627)
- Jan van der Goes (1627 - 1638)
- Cornelis Pieterszoon Hose (1638 - 1641)
- Andriaen van der Woestijne (1641 - 1644)
- Andriaen Janszoon (1644 - 16..)
- Aert Adriaenszoon Groenewegel (1657 - 1664)
- John Scott (1665 - 1666)
- Crynssen (1666)
- Adriaen Groenewegel (1666)
- Baerland (1667 - 1670)
- Hendrik Bol (1670 - 1676)
- Jacob Hars (1676 - 1678)
- Abraham Beekman (1678 - 1690)
- Samuel Beekman (2 Nov 1690 - 10 Dec 1707)
- Peter van der Heyden Resen (10 Dec 1707 - 24 Jul 1719)
- Laurens de Heere (24 Jul 1719 - 12 Oct 1729)
- Hermanus Gelskerke (d. 1742) (12 Oct 1729 - Apr 1742)
- Laurens Storm van 's Gravesande (d. 1775) (Apr 1742 - 1752; acting to 1743)
- Robert Nicholson (27 Feb 1781 - 1782)
- Abraham Jacob van Imbijze van Batenburg (22 Apr 1796 - 27 Mar 1802)
[edit] Commanders of Essequibo
- Albert Siraut des Touches (1784)
- Johannes Cornelis Bert (1784 - 1787)
- Albertus Backer (1st time) (1787 - 1789)
- Gustaaf Eduard Meijerhelm (1789 - 1791)
- Matthijs Thierens (1791 - 1793)
- Albertus Backer (2nd time) (1793 - 22 Apr 1796)
- George Hendrik Trotz (27 Mar 1802 - Sep 1803)
[edit] Directors-general
- Laurens Storm van 's Gravesande (1752 - 2 Nov 1772)
- George Hendrik Trotz (2 Nov 1772 - 1781)
[edit] See also
| Dutch overseas empire |
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| Former colonies |
| Africa: Arguin Island | Cape Colony | Lydsaamheid fort & factory in Delagoa Bay | Dutch Gold Coast | Gorée | Mauritius
The Americas: Berbice | New Holland (in Brazil) (part) | Dutch Guiana & | Demerara | Essequibo annex Pomeroon | New Netherland (New Amsterdam, New Sweden) | Tobago | Virgin Islands (part) Dutch colonization of the Americas Asia: Ceylon | Dutch India (Dutch Bengal - Coromandel Coast - Malabar Coast) | Deshima island in Japan | Dutch East Indies | Malacca | Taiwan Arctic & Oceania: Netherlands New Guinea (Indonesian Irian Jaya) | Smeerenburg on Amsterdam island |
| See also: Dutch East India Company | Dutch West India Company |
| Present colonies (only Caribbean) |
| Kingdom of the Netherlands: Netherlands Antilles | Aruba |
