Anguilla (Netherlands)

This article is about the specific polity Anguilla (Netherlands) and therefore only includes events related to its territory and not to its possessions or colonies. If you are interested in the possession, this is the link to the article about the nation which includes all possessions as well as all the different incarnations of the nation.

If you are looking for the page with the statistics about this polity you can find it here:All Statistics

The Dutch West India Company established a fort on the island of Anguilla in 1631.

Establishment

January 1632: The Dutch West India Company, under the leadership of Peter Stuyvesant, established a fort on the island of Anguilla in 1631. This marked the beginning of Dutch colonization in the region, with Anguilla becoming a territory of the Netherlands.