Well, honey, the colony of New Netherland was taken over by the British without a single shot being fired, and they renamed it New York in honor of the Duke of York. It was all very polite and civilized, unlike some other messy takeovers in history.
New Netherlands was renamed New York after the Duke of York.
It became New York after the brother of the king the Duke of York.
That would have been New Amsterdam. Established by the Dutch on what is now Manhatten. The English renamed it New York.
Santa Fe, Nuevo Mexico.
The European country that first settled Manhattan Island was the Netherlands, specifically the Dutch Republic. The settlement was known as New Amsterdam and was established in the early 17th century. It was later taken over by the English in 1664 and renamed New York.
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Saba's administrative centre is 'The Bottom', but the Netherlands has taken the posistion none of the Antilles can legally separate from the Netherlands.
it was founded in 1624 by peter minuit then taken back from the british in 1664. it was then renamed duke of york.
It became New York after the brother of the king the Duke of York.