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Name: Virgin Islands

Type: Polity

Start: 1649 AD

End: 1672 AD

Parent: netherlands

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The Dutch established a permanent settlement on the Caribbean island of Tortola by 1648.

Establishment

  • January 1649: The Dutch established a permanent settlement on the island of Tortola by 1648.

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    Disestablishment

  • January 1673: In 1672, the English captured Tortola from the Dutch.

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