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WI in 1607 the Dutch in alliance with Henry IV of France conquered Havana, and raided Cartagena and Puerto Belo. The Invasion force would be 80 ships and 7,000 men, they would have good intelligence on the region from the informal trade that the Dutch carried out during that time. Henry IV was willing to bankroll this action as he was started to see the New World as a possible source of great wealth.
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