Borsselen

This article is about an island in Guyana. For the town in the Netherlands, see Borssele.
Borsselen
Borslem
former capital and island
Borsselen is located in Guyana
Borsselen
Borsselen
Location in Guyana
Coordinates: 6°34′36″N 58°13′36″W / 6.5766°N 58.2267°W / 6.5766; -58.2267
Country Guyana
RegionEssequibo Islands-West Demerara
Time zoneUTC-4
ClimateAf

Borsselen (also Borslem) is an island in the Demerara River of Guyana, and was the capital of Demerara between 1755 and 1782.

History

In 1745, Demerara was created as a separate colony out of Essequibo, and was initially governed from Essequibo.[1] The colony grew rapidly,[2] and attracted many English planters.[3] In 1755, Gedney Clarke, a Barbados merchant requested political representation,[4] therefore the administration was moved to the island of Borsselen,[3] 20 miles (32 km) upriver near plantation Soesdyke which was owned by the Governor Laurens Storm van 's Gravesande.[5] Two administrative buildings, a small fort and barracks were built on the island.[3]

The decision was criticised, because the island was hard to defend,[6] and the planters had started to build houses around the guard post near the mouth of the river.[3] In 1765, Jan Cornelis van den Heuvel became governor of Demarara. Van den Heuvel owned plantation de Parel across from the island, but the Dutch West India Company forced him to move to the island with his assistants and clerks.[7] Arguments about the island continued for many years.[8] The settlement near the guard post became known as Stabroek,[3] and in 1782 became the capital of the colony.[9] In 1812, the town was renamed to Georgetown.[10]

References

  1. ^ Hartsinck 1770, pp. 267–268.
  2. ^ Storm van 's Gravesande & Villiers 1920, p. 39.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Establishment of Demerara". Guyana Times International. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  4. ^ Storm van 's Gravesande & Villiers 1920, p. 40.
  5. ^ "The Wonderful Demerara River". Guyanese Online. Archived from the original on February 11, 2021. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  6. ^ Netscher 1888, p. 186.
  7. ^ Netscher 1888, p. 135.
  8. ^ Netscher 1888, p. 136.
  9. ^ Netscher 1888, p. 387.
  10. ^ Netscher 1888, p. 310.

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