The Fascinating History of Sint Eustatius

In 1636, Dutch expansion in the New World was in full swing. Over the past decade or so, colonies had been set up in New Amsterdam (now New York), as well as Caribbean islands like Sint Maarten and Curacao. But fueled by the desire to monopolize trans-Atlantic trade routes (in contrast to the goals of… The post The Fascinating History of Sint Eustatius first appeared on The Royal Tour . The post…