Sint Maarten could be a constituent country of the dominion of Kingdom of The Netherlands. It encompasses the southern 1/2 Saint Maarten island, whereas the northern 1/2 the island constitutes the French overseas collectivity of Saint-Martin. Its capital is Philipsburg. Before ten Gregorian calendar month 2010, Sint Maarten was called the Island Territory of Sint Maarten (Dutch: Eilandgebied Sint Maarten), and was one among 5 island territories (Eilandgebieden) that planted Kingdom of The Netherlands archipelago. In 1493, throughout Saint Christopher Columbus’ second voyages to the the Indies, upon 1st observation the island he named it Isla American state San Martan when Saint Maarten of Tours as a result of it had been St Martin’s Day, St. Martin Day. However, although he claimed it as a Spanish territory, Columbus ne’er landed there, and Espana created the settlement of the island an occasional priority. The French and Dutch, on the opposite hand, each desired the island. whereas the French wished to colonize the islands between Trinidad and Bermudas, the Dutch found San MartÃn a convenient halfway purpose between their colonies in colony (present day New York) and Brazil. With few individuals inhabiting the island, the Dutch simply based a settlement there in 1631, construction Fort capital of The Netherlands as protection from invaders. Gregorian calendar month Claeszen Van Campen became its 1st governor, and shortly thenceforth the Dutch East Indies Company began their salt mining operations. French and British settlements sprang au fait the island furthermore. paying attention of those triple-crown colonies and needing to maintain their management of the salt trade, the Spanish currently found St. Martin rather more appealing. The Eighty Years’ War that had been raging between Espana and also the The Netherlands provided additional incentive to attack.
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