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Manhattan was once "traded" for a tiny Indonesian island. |
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| Both nations were adamant about taking over these territories — and neither was putting up much resistance at that point — so in 1667, when the Treaty of Breda ended the Second Anglo-Dutch War, they struck a deal. The Netherlands, presented with an opportunity to control the entire world's nutmeg supply, ceded control of New Amsterdam, which comprised what is now lower Manhattan in New York City, to the British. (Today, neither country has control of either territory — the United States won independence from Great Britain, and the Banda Islands are officially part of Indonesia.)It may seem surprising from a modern perspective: A country traded what became an economic and cultural powerhouse for a volcanic island less than 2 miles long. But at the time, the so-called Spice Islands, which included the Banda archipelago, were extremely valuable territory to European colonial forces, which had been violently competing for shares of the spice trade for more than a century. The remote islands were the only source of many seasonings we take for granted today, including not only nutmeg, but also cinnamon, ginger, cumin, and black pepper. | |
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New York was briefly called New Orange. | |||||||||
| It didn't take the Dutch long after the Pulau Rhun "trade" to take another shot at controlling the island of Manhattan. In 1673, the Netherlands briefly reconquered the city — but instead of reverting the name back to New Amsterdam, it was dubbed New Orange in honor of Dutch leader (and later king of England) William of Orange. After about a year, the British retook the city and reinstated the New York name. | |||||||||
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