Essequibo (colony)

The name of the colony is the Essequibo colony. it is located in the Essequibo river on the north coast of south america. It became a colony in 1616-1815 and it was founded by colonists from the first zeelandic colony, Pomeroon, which had been destroyed by spaniards and local warriors around 1596. The main activities in this colony is trading with the local population. The Zeelandics however, had established the colony by themselves, and after they retook possession of Essequibo under command of the commander of Fort Nassau Bergen in 1666, they considered themselves as rightful rulers of the region. Thats how they gained their independence. It used to be called the Nova zeelandia colony.