St. Thomas (Netherlands)

This article is about the specific polity St. Thomas (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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The Dutch West India Company established a post on the Caribbean island of Saint Thomas in 1657.

Establishment

January 1658: The Dutch West India Company, a trading company established by the Dutch government, established a post on Saint Thomas in 1657.

Chronology

Interactive Chronologies with maps are available in the section Changes Navigation

Disestablishment

January 1672: The Danish West India Company resettled St. Thomas, establishing Fort Christiansfort.

Selected Sources

Larsen, K. (1940): Guvernører, Residenter, Kommadanter og Chefer samt enkele andre fremtradende personer i de tidligere Danske Tropokolonier, Copenhagen (Denmark), p. 30