Dutch Essequibo, Berbice and Demerara

Dutch Essequibo, Berbice and Demerara was a colony in Amazon and Guianas (South America) that lasted from 1616 to 1814 CE, about 198 years. Its people spoke Germanic languages (Gothic, Frankish, English, German, Dutch, Norse).

Dutch plantation colonies on the rivers of modern Guyana. Enslaved Africans led by Coffy nearly took Berbice in the revolt of 1763. Britain took the colonies for good in 1814.

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Facts

Dates

1616 to 1814 CE

Duration

198 years

Type

Colony

Region

Amazon and Guianas, South America

Language family

Germanic

Capital

Kyk-over-al, later Stabroek

Became

• British Guiana 1814 to 1966 CE

Events in South America during its time

• 1694 Fall of Palmares
• 1780 Rebellion of Tupac Amaru II
• 1808 Portuguese court arrives in Rio

Neighbours in South America

• Portuguese Brazil 1500 to 1815 CE
• Viceroyalty of Peru 1542 to 1824 CE
• Viceroyalty of New Granada 1717 to 1819 CE
• Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata 1776 to 1814 CE
• French Guiana 1664 CE to the present
• Dutch Suriname 1667 to 1975 CE
• Captaincy General of Chile 1541 to 1818 CE
• Charcas (Upper Peru) 1559 to 1825 CE
• Real Audiencia of Quito 1563 to 1822 CE
• Governorate of the Río de la Plata 1536 to 1776 CE

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

• Republic of Venice c. 697 to 1797 CE, Europe
• Swahili city-states c. 800 to 1700 CE, Central and Southern Africa
• Holy Roman Empire 962 to 1806 CE, Europe
• Ethiopian Empire (Solomonic dynasty) 1270 to 1974 CE, North and West Africa
• Ottoman Empire 1299 to 1922 CE, Europe
• Ottoman Empire 1299 to 1922 CE, Middle East
• Portuguese Empire 1415 to 1999 CE, Europe
• Kingdom of Kongo c. 1390 to 1914 CE, Central and Southern Africa
• Mali Empire c. 1235 to 1670 CE, North and West Africa
• Ayutthaya Kingdom 1351 to 1767 CE, Southeast Asia

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