Stuyvesant,Peter

Stuyvesant,Peter
Stuy·ve·sant (stīʹvĭ-sənt), Peter or Petrus 1592?-1672.
Dutch colonial administrator. The last Dutch governor (1646-1664) of New Netherland, he was unpopular for his harsh leadership and in 1664 was forced to surrender the colony to England.

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