▁next ▁to ▁the ▁fort . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 6 3 8 , ▁he ▁and ▁Le ▁Grand ▁were ▁sent ▁to ▁Brazil , ▁while ▁Jacob ▁Piet ers z ▁Tol ck ▁took ▁over ▁his ▁position ▁as ▁governor ▁although ▁van ▁Wal be e ck ▁remained ▁political ▁director ▁of ▁C ura ça o ▁for ▁the ▁next ▁several ▁years . ▁He ▁stayed ▁in ▁Brazil ▁as ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁H oge ▁Ra ad ▁until ▁ 1 6 4 2 , ▁after ▁which ▁he ▁returned ▁to ▁Holland ▁again ▁to ▁give ▁advice ▁on ▁the ▁forth coming ▁expedition ▁under ▁Hend rick ▁Br ou wer ▁to ▁establish ▁a ▁trad ing ▁base ▁in ▁Chile . ▁He ▁went ▁back ▁to ▁Brazil , ▁being ▁mentioned ▁as ▁elder ▁of ▁the ▁Re formed ▁Church ▁there . ▁In ▁ 1 6 4 7 ▁he ▁left ▁Brazil . ▁Maybe ▁he ▁died ▁in ▁the ▁Netherlands , ▁as ▁he ▁lived ▁in ▁Amsterdam ▁when ▁his ▁wife ▁was ▁buried ▁there ▁on ▁ 2 9 ▁April ▁ 1 6 4 9 . ▁ ▁Like ▁Peter ▁St uy ves ant , ▁Van ▁Wal be e ck ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁limited ▁number ▁of ▁W IC ▁employees ▁with ▁a ▁university ▁education . ▁The ▁company ▁appears ▁to ▁have ▁val ued ▁him ▁at ▁least ▁as ▁highly ▁as ▁St uy ves ant ▁and ▁it ▁has ▁been ▁suggested ▁that ▁he ▁missed ▁being ▁appointed ▁director - general ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁Netherlands ▁merely ▁by ▁not ▁being ▁in ▁the ▁Netherlands ▁at ▁the ▁right ▁time . ▁ ▁Bibli ography ▁Johannes ▁van ▁Wal be e ck ▁( att ributed ), ▁J our na el ▁van