Peter Minuit, but I don't know that he was a governor.
Peter Minuit, the Dutch colonial governor of New Amsterdam bought Manhattan Island from the Indians for 60 guilders (approx, $24) in 1626.
Peter Minuit.
No continent bought Manhattan. It was bought by New Netherland, a Dutch settlement.
Who from Dutch West India company bought the land of Manhattan
The Dutch purchased it from the Indians in 1624
The unofficial name of the few Indians who were said to have sold Manhattan to the Dutch were called Manhattoes. Other sources indicate that Peter Minuit bought Manhattan from the Lenapes.
Manhattan Island in New York (where you would find New York City)
The Dutch bought Manhattan island because, the Dutch were scared that the American Indians might attack the settlers.cool that why
Peter Minuit
Well it was the British that took over New Amsterdam, but they didn't buy it the British came with the intent of invading the city, but when the population refused to fight for the Dutch Governor Peter Stuyvesant, the city fell without a shot fired.
Manhattan. In 1626, Peter Minuit purchased what is now called Manhattan from the Indians, believed to have been Lenape Indians. In 1626 money, the purchase was equivalent to $24. However, historians point out that the price is misleading as the transaction was part of an economy of fur trade and not simply the purchase of land.
Peter Minuit's was sent to bring all of the Dutch together in one colony. He bought Manhattan Island from the Indians for 60 guilder's worth of goods.