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Lured by the promise of a brisk fur trade, the number of settlers grew, and by 1646, New Amsterdam had become a culturally diverse community with at least 18 spoken languages. The Dutch colony of New Amsterdam began with the arrival of the first Dutch settlers in 1624, a party of approximately 110 men, women, and children headed by Captain Cornelius May of the Dutch West India Company.
Prior to settlement by the Dutch, the present-day borough of the Bronx was occupied by Native Americans in the Wiechquasgeck (aka Weckquaesgeek) and Reckgawawancs (better known by the generic name of Manhattans) branches of the Mohegan tribe. THE HISTORICAL AND ARCHITECTURAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE GRAND CONCOURSE HISTORIC DISTRICT Grand Concourse, Bronx, New York City, New York, United States