English traded the small island of Run for Manhattan
Run - Pulau Run, Pulo Run, Puloroon, or Rhun is one of the smallest islands of the Banda Islands
European control of the Bandas was contested up until 1667 when, under the Treaty of Breda (1667), the English traded the small island of Run for Manhattan, giving the Dutch full control of the Banda archipelago.
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