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the Brouwer expedition

Blog entries

I know the Netherlands has been a colonial power in the 16th and 17th Century, even holding on to territories until the second half of the last century. Most of that colonial past is related to the East, predominantly to what is now Indonesia, exploited by the VOC (the United East India Company, the world’s [...]

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4. Valdivia

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Time for a change of scenery. On our journey south we deviate towards the coast, to Valdivia, one of Chile’s larger towns. On our way we first drive to Niebla, a small town at the entrance of the estuary of the Valdivia River, and part of the Spanish defences put in place after the Dutch [...]

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The 10 Latest Entries to the Site
- the theft report July 3, 2026
- La Defense – Paris July 2, 2026
- What’s new? June 11, 2026
- the museum June 10, 2026
- the murals June 6, 2026
- 27 Mexico City (2) – the murals June 6, 2026
- 26. Mexico City May 28, 2026
- 25. a bit more Mexican history May 23, 2026
- 24. arrival in Mexico City May 23, 2026
- Museo de Antropología de Xalapa May 17, 2026
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