Colonial heads of Delagoa Bay - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

List of Colonial Heads of the Dutch fort at Delagoa Bay (now Maputo Bay, in Mozambique

Mozambique

Mozambique, officially the Republic of Mozambique , is a country in southeastern Africa bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east, Tanzania to the north, Malawi and Zambia to the northwest, Zimbabwe to the west and Swaziland and South Africa to the southwest...

Term	Incumbent	Notes>
March 1721	Dutch East India Company Dutch East India Company The Dutch East India Company was a chartered company established in 1602, when the States-General of the Netherlands granted it a 21-year monopoly to carry out colonial activities in Asia... - Dutch Fort Lijdzaamheid (archaic spelling Lydsaamheid) at Delagoa Bay purchased from king Maphumbo under Dutch Cape Colony Cape Colony The Cape Colony, part of modern South Africa, was established by the Dutch East India Company in 1652, with the founding of Cape Town. It was subsequently occupied by the British in 1795 when the Netherlands were occupied by revolutionary France, so that the French revolutionaries could not take...
April 1722 to 28 August 1722	Pirate occupation led by
April 1722 to 28 August 1722	Taylor Taylor - People :* Taylor , a Scottish/English surname* Taylor , the given name of a male or female* See also List of people with surname Taylor* Taylor Lautner star of Twilight- Australia :* Electoral district of Taylor, state electoral district...
Opperhoofd Opperhoofd Opperhoofd is a Dutch word which literally means 'supreme head'.The Danish equivalent Overhoved, which is derived from a Danish pronunciation of the Dutch word, is also treated here.... en (Chief factors)
March 1721 to May 1721	Willem van Taak, Opperhoofd
May 1721 to 1722	Casparus Swertner, Opperhoofd
1722 to May 1724	Jean Michel Jean Michel Jean Michel was a French dramatic poet of the fifteenth century known for revising and enlarging "the Mystery of the Passion" composed by Arnoul Gréban. There are three Michels mentioned in connection with this work... , Opperhoofd
June 1724 to 1726	Jan van de Capelle, Opperhoofd	1st Term
1726 to 8 January 1727	Jan de Koning Jan de Koning Jan de Koning is a Dutch footballer, scout and manager. He played as a forward. After working as assistant technical director at Liverpool FC's Academy he now scouts for Portsmouth F.C. in Europe.-Player:... , Opperhoofd
8 January 1727 to 27 December 1730	Jan van de Capelle, Opperhoofd	2nd Term; 18 March 1729: VOC decision to close the post
27 December 1730	Settlement abandoned; territory became part of Portuguese East Africa Portuguese East Africa Mozambique or Portuguese East Africa was the common name by which the Portuguese Empire's territorial expansion in East Africa was known across different periods of time...

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