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Cornelis Jol

1597–1641 · 17th century · Also known as Houtebeen

Cornelis Jol, nicknamed Houtebeen ('Peg Leg'), was a Dutch admiral and privateer of the Dutch West India Company. After years of raiding Spanish and Portuguese shipping in the Caribbean, he led the fleet that captured Luanda from the Portuguese in August 1641 and then took São Tomé. He died of fever on São Tomé later that year.

Cornelis Jol
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