Anthony Rowse
Anthony Rowse was the first governor of Suriname from 1650 to 1654 .
In 1651, on the initiative of Francis Willoughby, 5th Baron Willoughby of Parham , a 300-man expedition under the command of Sergeant Major Anthony Rowse left Barbados to found a colony in Suriname.
On the Suriname River , they met Jacob Enoch , a lone colonist who had lived in the area with his family for two years and was not exposed to any hostility from the locals.
Rowse, a man of great experience and prudence, began carefully with his men to build a fort and plantations and soon concluded a peace treaty with the local residents (probably Caribs ). With this he ensured a stable foundation for the colonization of Suriname, which soon began.
Rowse left Suriname in 1654 and William Byam succeeded him as governor.
literature
- GW van der Meiden, Betwist bestuur , Een eeuw strijd om de macht in Suriname 1651 - 1753 , De Bataafsche Leeuw, Amsterdam 1987, ISBN 90-6707-133-1 .
- Aphra Behn , Oroonoko or, the Royal Slave . London 1688, under the German title: Life and love story of the royal slave Oroonoko in West India , Hamburg 1709 [This novel describes this time of colonization and it is the first romantic story in which Suriname is the setting].
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Rowse, Anthony |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Governor of Suriname |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 16th century or 17th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | 17th century |