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Piet Pieterszoon Hein
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Piet Hein | |
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| Birth name | Piet Pietersen Heyn |
| Born | 25 November 1577 Delfshaven, County of Holland |
| Died | 18 June 1629 (aged 51) |
| Allegiance |  Dutch Republic |
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Piet Pieterszoon Hein (25 November 1577 – 18 June 1629) was a Dutch admiral and privateer for the Dutch Republic during the Eighty Years' War. Hein was the first and the last to capture a large part of a Spanish treasure fleet which transported huge amounts of gold and silver from Spanish America to Spain.[citation needed] The amount of silver taken was so large that it resulted in the rise of the price of silver worldwide and the near bankruptcy of Spain.[1]
- ^ "Piet Hein en de verovering van de Zilvervloot". Historisch Nieuwsblad (in Dutch). 13 February 2007. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
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