Question: what part of north america did the dutch claim

title: Dutch colonization of the Americas
text: In 1600 , the Chilean city of Valdivia was conquered by the Dutch pirate Sebastian de Cordes . He left the city after a few months . In 1642 , the VOC and WIC sent a fleet to Chile to conquer Valdivia and its supposed gold mines . This expedition was led by Hendrik Brouwer , a Dutch admiral . In 1643 , Brouwer died before effecting the conquest of the Chiloé Archipelago ; his lieutenant Elias Herckmans succeeded in capturing the ruins of the city , which he refortified and named Brouwershaven . Finding no gold but many hostile natives , the Dutch soon abandoned the outpost .