Peter
Stuyvesant - "Stubborn Pete"
After working in Brazil, South America, Peter Stuyvesant was rewarded for doing a good job. In 1643, the Dutch West Indies Company promoted Peter and sent him to the island of Curacao. Peter Stuyvesant governed that island. The island of Curacao is located off the coast of Venezuela, South America in the Caribbean Sea. As an aggressive leader and policy maker, he wanted to regain the lost territory. In 1644, Stuyvesant invaded St. Martin, a neighboring island, with seven boats and three hundred men. However, the Spanish who were settled on the island were prepared for the attack and it proved to be unsuccessful for the Dutch. During the attack, Peter suffered a severe wound on his right leg. This resulted in its amputation. Amputation means to cut off a body part, like a leg or an arm, by surgery. To regain strength, Stuyvesant returned to the Netherlands in 1644.
After working in Brazil, South America, Peter Stuyvesant was rewarded for doing a good job. In 1643, the Dutch West Indies Company promoted Peter and sent him to the island of Curacao. Peter Stuyvesant governed that island. The island of Curacao is located off the coast of Venezuela, South America in the Caribbean Sea. As an aggressive leader and policy maker, he wanted to regain the lost territory. In 1644, Stuyvesant invaded St. Martin, a neighboring island, with seven boats and three hundred men. However, the Spanish who were settled on the island were prepared for the attack and it proved to be unsuccessful for the Dutch. During the attack, Peter suffered a severe wound on his right leg. This resulted in its amputation. Amputation means to cut off a body part, like a leg or an arm, by surgery. To regain strength, Stuyvesant returned to the Netherlands in 1644.
Peter Stuyvesant was
nicknamed "peg leg"