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Francisco Pelsaert (International) assertion Francisco Pelsaert i(A60770 works by)
Born: Established: ca. 1595 Antwerp, Belgium, Western Europe, Europe, ; Died: Ceased: 1630
Gender: Male
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Francisco Pelsaert (first name also spelled as "François", surname also spelled as "Pelsart") (c. 1595 – September 1630) was a Dutch merchant who worked for the Dutch East Indies Company, who became most famous as the commander of the ship Batavia, which ran aground in the Houtman Abrolhos off the coast of Western Australia in June 1629.

See Wikipedia entry.

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