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Francisco Pelsaert

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Dutch merchant

NetherlandsBusiness ProfessionalsLived 1591 to 1630 · aged 39
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Francisco Pelsaert was a Dutch merchant who worked for the Dutch East India Company (VOC) best known for his role as the commander of the Batavia.

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Ongeluckige voyagie van het schip Batavia, uytgevaren onder't beleydt van den E. François Pelsaert, 1648Ongeluckige voyagie van het schip Batavia, uytgevaren onder't beleydt van den E. François Pelsaert, 1648

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About this person

Francisco Pelsaert was a Dutch merchant who worked for the Dutch East India Company (VOC) best known for his role as the commander of the Batavia. The ship ran aground in the Houtman Abrolhos, off the coastal regions of Western Australia in June 1629, which led to a massacre of the survivors orchestrated by Jeronimus Cornelisz.

Country
Netherlands
Category
Business Professionals
Type
Business Professional
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1591 to 1630 · aged 39
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7 languages

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