Pieter Both
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Pieter Both (??, Amersfoort - 1615, Mauritius) was the first Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies.
Not much is known of his early years. In 1599, Both is already an admiral in the New or Brabant Company. In that year, he traveled to the East Indies with four ships. When the newly founded Dutch East India Company set up a government for the Dutch East Indies, Pieter Both was invited to become the Governor-General. He held that position from 1610 to 1614. During these years, he concluded contracts with the Moluccans, conquered Timor, and drove the Spaniards out of Tidore.
After he relinquished his position of Governor-General to Gerard Reynst, he left for the Netherlands with four ships. Two of the ships were shipwrecked near Mauritius, and Pieter Both drowned.
Pieter Both is the second highest mountain of Mauritius (829 m). It is named after the Dutch admiral.id:Pieter Both jv:Pieter Both ms:Pieter Both nl:Pieter Both