Dutch explorer Pieter Nuyts was appointed governor of Formosa (modern-day Taiwan) by the Dutch East India Company.

Pieter Nuyts

Dutch explorer, diplomat and politician (1598–1655)

Pieter Nuyts or Nuijts was a Dutch explorer, diplomat and politician.

Governor of Formosa

The governor of Formosa was the head of government of Taiwan during the Dutch colonial period, which lasted from 1624 to 1662. Appointed by the governor-general of the Dutch East Indies in Batavia, the governor of Formosa was empowered to legislate, collect taxes, wage war and…

Dutch East India Company

1602–1799 Dutch trading company

The United East India Company, commonly known as the Dutch East India Company, was a chartered trading company and one of the first joint-stock companies in the world. Established on 20 March 1602 by the States General of the Netherlands amalgamating existing companies, it was…