Jacob Groenewegen

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The trade pass negotiated by William Adams for the Dutch, and issued by Tokugawa Ieyasu to Jacob Groenewegen, August 24, 1609. It says: "Dutch ships are allowed to travel to Japan, and they can disembark on any coast, without any reserve. From now on this regulation must be observed, and the Dutch left free to sail where they want throughout Japan. No offenses to them will be allowed, such as on previous occasions. 25th day of the 7th month of the 14th year of Keicho. Tokugawa Ieyasu".
The trade pass negotiated by William Adams for the Dutch, and issued by Tokugawa Ieyasu to Jacob Groenewegen, August 24, 1609. It says: "Dutch ships are allowed to travel to Japan, and they can disembark on any coast, without any reserve. From now on this regulation must be observed, and the Dutch left free to sail where they want throughout Japan. No offenses to them will be allowed, such as on previous occasions. 25th day of the 7th month of the 14th year of Keicho. Tokugawa Ieyasu".

Jacob Groenewegen was a Dutch admiral of the 17th century. He directed a fleet of two ships which were dispatched to establish the first official trade relations between the Netherlands and Japan.

The two ships he commanded, De Griffioen (the "Griffin", 19 canons) and Roode Leeuw met Pijlen (the "Red lion with arrows", 400 tons, 26 canons), sailed through the Cape of Good Hope, and arrived in Japan on July 2nd, 1609.

Jacob Groenewegen received the support of William Adams to obtain extensive trading rights from the Shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu on August 24th, 1609, which allowed him to establish a trading factory in Hirado on September 20th, 1609.

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