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Fort Nassau (Guyana), the Glossary

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Fort Nassau was the capital of the Dutch colony of Berbice, in present-day Guyana.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 13 relations: Abraham van Peere, Annatto, Berbice, Berbice Rebellion, Berbice River, Brazil, Canje River, Dutch West India Company, Guyana, Maurice, Prince of Orange, Netherlands, New Amsterdam, Guyana, Wolfert Simon van Hoogenheim.

  2. Berbice
  3. Dutch forts in Guyana
  4. National Monuments in Guyana
  5. Populated places established in 1627

Abraham van Peere

Abraham van Peere was a Dutch merchant from Vlissingen in the County of Zeeland. Fort Nassau (Guyana) and Abraham van Peere are Berbice.

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Annatto

Annatto is an orange-red condiment and food coloring derived from the seeds of the achiote tree (Bixa orellana), native to tropical parts of the Americas.

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Berbice

Berbice is a region along the Berbice River in Guyana, which was between 1627 and 1792 a colony of the Dutch West India Company and between 1792 and 1815 a colony of the Dutch state.

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Berbice Rebellion

The Berbice Rebellion was a slave rebellion in Guyana that began on 23 February 1763Cleve McD. Fort Nassau (Guyana) and Berbice Rebellion are Berbice.

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Berbice River

The Berbice River, located in eastern Guyana, is one of the country's major rivers.

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Brazil

Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest and easternmost country in South America and Latin America.

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Canje River

The Canje River (sometimes referred to as Canje Creek), located in northeastern Guyana, is the main tributary of the Berbice River.

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Dutch West India Company

The Dutch West India Company or WIC (Westindische Compagnie) was a chartered company of Dutch merchants as well as foreign investors, formally known as GWC (Geoctrooieerde Westindische Compagnie; Chartered West India Company).

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Guyana

Guyana, officially the Co-operative Republic of Guyana, is a country on the northern coast of South America, part of the historic mainland British West Indies. Guyana is an indigenous word which means "Land of Many Waters". Georgetown is the capital of Guyana and is also the country's largest city.

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Maurice, Prince of Orange

Maurice of Orange (Maurits van Oranje; 14 November 1567 – 23 April 1625) was stadtholder of all the provinces of the Dutch Republic except for Friesland from 1585 at the earliest until his death in 1625.

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Netherlands

The Netherlands, informally Holland, is a country located in Northwestern Europe with overseas territories in the Caribbean.

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New Amsterdam, Guyana

New Amsterdam (Nieuw Amsterdam) is the regional capital of East Berbice-Corentyne, Guyana and one of the country's largest towns. Fort Nassau (Guyana) and New Amsterdam, Guyana are Berbice.

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Wolfert Simon van Hoogenheim

Wolfert Simon van Hoogenheim (ca. 1730 – 2 April 1794) was a Dutch governor of the colony of Berbice.

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See also

Berbice

Dutch forts in Guyana

National Monuments in Guyana

Populated places established in 1627

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Nassau_(Guyana)

Also known as Fort Nassau, Guyana, Nassau, Guiana.