Mauritius (Netherlands)

This article is about the specific polity Mauritius (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.

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Is an island in the Indian Ocean discovered in 1598 by the Dutch that named the island "Mauritius" after Prince Maurice of Nassau. The Dutch inhabited the island from 1638.

Establishment

January 1639: In 1598 a Dutch squadron under Admiral Wybrand Van Warwyck landed at Grand Port and named the island "Mauritius" after Prince Maurice of Nassau (Dutch: Maurits van Nassau) of the Dutch Republic. The Dutch inhabited the island in 1638.

Chronology

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Disestablishment

January 1711: Several attempts to establish a colony permanently were subsequently made, but the settlements never developed enough to produce dividends, causing the Dutch to abandon Mauritius in 1710.