A report on Demerara
Historical region in the Guianas on the north coast of South America which is now part of the country of Guyana.
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Essequibo (colony)
9 linksDutch colony on the Essequibo River in the Guiana region on the north coast of South America from 1616 to 1814.
Dutch colony on the Essequibo River in the Guiana region on the north coast of South America from 1616 to 1814.
Essequibo became official British territory on 13 August 1814 as part of the Treaty of London and was merged with the colony of Demerara.
Berbice
6 linksRegion along the Berbice River in Guyana, which was between 1627 and 1815 a colony of the Dutch Republic.
Region along the Berbice River in Guyana, which was between 1627 and 1815 a colony of the Dutch Republic.
After having been ceded to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland in the latter year, it was merged with Essequibo and Demerara to form the colony of British Guiana in 1831.
Guyana
4 linksCountry on the northern mainland of South America.
Country on the northern mainland of South America.
Although Christopher Columbus was the first European to sight Guyana during his third voyage (in 1498), and Sir Walter Raleigh wrote an account in 1596, the Dutch were the first Europeans to establish colonies: Pomeroon (1581), Essequibo (1616), Berbice (1627), and Demerara (1752).
Laurens Storm van 's Gravesande
4 linksLaurens Storm van 's Gravesande (12 October 1704 – 14 August 1775) was a Dutch governor of the colonies of Essequibo and Demerara from 1743 to 1772.
British Guiana
3 linksBritish colony, part of the mainland British West Indies, which resides on the northern coast of South America.
British colony, part of the mainland British West Indies, which resides on the northern coast of South America.
The Dutch were the first Europeans to settle there, starting in the early 17th century, when they founded the colonies of Essequibo and Berbice, adding Demerara in the mid-18th century.
The Guianas
2 linksRegion in north-eastern South America which includes the following three territories:
Region in north-eastern South America which includes the following three territories:
Guyana, formerly known as British Guiana from 1831 until 1966, after the colonies of Berbice, Essequibo, and Demerara, taken from the Netherlands in 1814, were merged into a single colony
Demerara-Essequibo
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The Colony of Demerara-Essequibo was created on 28 April 1812, when the British combined the colonies of Demerara and Essequibo into the colony of Demerara-Essequibo.
Borsselen
3 linksBorsselen (also Borslem) is an island in the Demerara River of Guyana, and was the capital of Demerara between 1755 and 1782.
Court of Policy
2 linksLegislative body in Dutch and British Guiana until 1928.
Legislative body in Dutch and British Guiana until 1928.
The Court of Policy was established in 1732 by the Dutch authorities, at a time when the colonies of Berbice, Demerara and Essequibo were under the control of the Netherlands.
Demerara rebellion of 1823
2 linksUprising involving more than 10,000 enslaved people that took place in the colony of Demerara-Essequibo .
Uprising involving more than 10,000 enslaved people that took place in the colony of Demerara-Essequibo .
Demerara was first colonised by the Dutch in the 17th century under the auspices of the Dutch West India Company (DWIC).