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Antonio van Diemen

Type Figure Region Dutch East India Company Time 1593–1645 Also known as van Diemen

Antonio van Diemen (1593–1645), Dutch politician, Governor-General of the Dutch East India Company from 1636.…

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1636–1640Batavia · JavaAfter taking office as Governor-General in 1636, he governed from Batavia, consolidated the Company's monopoly in the Molucca Spice Islands, promoted the construction of colonial outposts in Taiwan and Ceylon, and coordinated military and diplomatic operations against Malacca, Banten, and other places.

Sources

Antonio van Diemen https://www.britannica.com/biography/Antonio-van-Diemen