Arrival of Peter Minuit in Manhattan

Date: May 4, 1626 • Location: New York City, United States

Having been appointed the director-general of New Netherland, Peter Minuit arrived in Manhattan.

This is a list of directors, appointed by the Dutch West India Company, of the 17th century Dutch province of New Netherland in North America. Only the last, Peter Stuyvesant, held the title of Director-General. As the colony grew, citizens advisory boards – known as the Twelve Men, Eight Men, and Nine Men – exerted more influence on the director and thus affairs of province.