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Piet Pieterszoon Hein - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (585 words) |
 | Piet Pieterszoon Hein (or Pieter Pietersen Heyn) (November 25, 1577 – June 18, 1629) was a Dutch naval officer and folk hero during the Eighty Years' War between the United Provinces and Spain. |
| Hein was born in Delfshaven (now part of Rotterdam), the son of a captain, and he became a sailor while he was still a teenager. |
| A direct descendant of Hein was Piet Hein, a famous 20th century physicist and poet. |
| Piet Hein (Netherlands) - definition of Piet Hein (Netherlands) in Encyclopedia (387 words) |
| Piet Pieterszoon Hein (also written as Heyn) (November 25, 1577 – June 18, 1629) was a Dutch naval officer and folk hero during the Eighty Years' War between the Netherlands and Spain. |
| In 1628, Hein sailed out to capture the Spanish treasure fleet loaded with silver from their American colonies. |
| Twelve Spanish ships were trapped off the Cuban coast in the Bay of Matanzas, and Hein captured about twelve million guilders of booty in gold, silver and other expensive trade goods. |
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