Dutch Mauritius

20°12′S 57°30′E / 20.2°S 57.5°E / -20.2; 57.5

Dutch Mauritius Nederlands Mauritius (Dutch)
1638–1710
Flag Coat of arms
Anthem: Het Wilhelmus ("The William")
Status	Dutch colony
Capital	Port de Warwick (Mahébourg)
Common languages	Dutch
Opperhoofd
• 1638–1639	Cornelius Gooyer
• 1639–1645	Adriaen van der Stel
• 1673–1677	Hubert Hugo
• 1703–1710	Abraham Momber van de Velde
Historical era	Imperialism
• Arrival of troops for Fort Frederik Hendrik	29 August 1638
• Decision to abandon the island	February 1710
Currency	Dutch rijksdaalder, Dutch guilder
Succeeded by Isle de France (Mauritius)
Today part of	Mauritius Seychelles British Indian Ocean Territory Tromelin

Part of a series on the
History of Mauritius
Discovery of Mauritius
Portuguese
Portuguese in Mauritius
Dutch
Dutch Expedition to Mauritius Dutch Mauritius (1638–1710) Slavery
French (1710–1810)
Isle of France
British (1810–1968)
British Mauritius Indentured labourers 1911 Curepipe riots Uba riots of 1937 1943 Belle Vue Harel Massacre 1965 Mauritius race riots Excision of the Chagos Archipelago Expulsion of the Chagossians 1968 Mauritian riots Independence of Mauritius
Independence (1968)
Mauritius (1968–1992) Modern History of Mauritius (1968–present) 1999 Mauritian riots
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Mauritius was an official settlement of the Dutch East India Company on the island of Mauritius between 1638 and 1710, and used as a refreshing station for passing ships. It was already frequented by Dutch ships from 1598 onwards, but only settled in 1638, to prevent the French and the British from settling on the island.^[1]