Abraham Blauvelt was a Dutchman, instrumental in
establishing several settlements and many places which still bear
his
name.
Blauvelt explored the coasts of Honduras and Nicaragua in
the early 1630's. Afterwards, he went to England and with a
proposal for a
settlement a site in Nicaragua, which is near the town and river
of
Bluefields, Nicaragua. Blauvelt enlisted as a naval officer for
the
Swedish East India Company and by 1644 was in command of his own
ship. He
preyed upon Spanish shipping from Dutch New Amsterdam (New York )
and a
harbor in southwest Jamaica which is still named Blewfields Bay.
After peace came once more between the Dutch and Spain in
1648, Blauvelt was no longer welcome in New Amsterdam. Blauvelt
sailed to
Newport, Rhode Island in 1649 to divy up his loot. The governor of
Newport
declared one prize illegal and Blauvelt's crew argued over the
booty.
Blauvelt was treated poorly at Newport. The local towns people
were afraid
that Blauvelt's piratical activities had permanently ruined the
reputation
of Rhode Island.
In 1650 Blauvelt was in command of another ship, the La
Garse, a French ship. Later on along the border of Honduras and
Nicaragua
living among the Indians at Cape Gracias ΰ Dios. It was here that
he heard
of Sir Christopher
Myng's plans to organize a raid
on Campeche Bay in Mexico. In 1663 he joined with Myng and was an
active
participant in the raids. Nothing is known of him after this time.
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