New Amsterdam was a 17th-century Dutch settlement established at the southern tip of Manhattan Island, which served as the seat of the colonial government in New Netherland territory and was renamed New York in 1664.
New Amsterdam was founded in 1625 by Willem Verhulst, who chose Manhattan Island as the best place for permanent settlement by the Dutch West India Company. It was made the capital of the province and developed into the largest Dutch colonial settlement in the New Netherland province.
In 1643, no fewer than 18 languages were spoken in New Amsterdam, and the great city into which it has grown has never lost its cosmopolitan character.
New Amsterdam received municipal rights on February 2, 1653, thus becoming a city.
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