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Peter Minuit, born around 1580 in Germany, was a deacon, diamond cutter, and trade broker before becoming the director of New Netherland and establishing the colony of New Sweden. He is famously known for purchasing Manhattan from Native Americans for trinkets worth about $24. Minuit died in a hurricane around 1638 while working on the New Sweden project, which ultimately failed after his death.

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Mathias Solis

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