Cornelius Gooyer was a
Dutchman who established a settlement in
Mauritius
Mauritius, officially the Republic of Mauritius, is an island country in the Indian Ocean, about off the southeastern coast of East Africa, east of Madagascar. It includes the main island (also called Mauritius), as well as Rodrigues, Ag ...
.
He served as the island's governor from 1638 to 1639. He was succeeded by
Adriaan van der Stel.
References
Governors of Dutch Mauritius
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