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Founding of the English Colony
- When
- 1630
- Where
- Suriname River region
English settlers led by Captain Marshall established the first significant European settlement in Suriname in 1630.
In 1630, a group of English settlers under Captain Marshall attempted to found a colony in Suriname. They cultivated crops of tobacco, but the venture failed financially. This marked the first significant effort to settle the area by Europeans, transitioning from earlier trading activities to organized colonization.
Sources
- History of Suriname Wikipedia
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