Boudewijn Hendricksz (died 1626) (also known as Hendrikszoon,[1] Bowdoin Henrick to the English, and Balduino Enrico to the Spanish) was a Dutch corsair and later Admiral. He is most famous for his role in the Battle of San Juan (1625) during the Eighty Years' War, in which he tried but failed to capture San Juan from Spanish forces. In the same year, prior the assault on San Juan he attempted to recapture Bahia, Brazil after the Spanish overcame Dutch forces in the city.[2][3]
He was at one point also one of the burgemeesters of Edam.[2]
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- ^ a b "Balduino Enrico". Retrieved 13 December 2016. (Spanish)
- ^ "Puerto Rico". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 13 December 2016.