). ▁ ▁In ▁April ▁ 1 6 3 0 , ▁he ▁arrived ▁on ▁the ▁ship ▁Ne pt un us ▁in ▁P ern amb u co , ▁after ▁Hend rick ▁Corn el isz ▁L onc q ▁had ▁taken ▁Ol inda ▁in ▁February ▁and ▁Rec ife ▁in ▁March ▁from ▁the ▁Portuguese ▁( who ▁between ▁ 1 5 8 0 ▁and ▁ 1 6 4 0 ▁were ▁govern ed ▁by ▁H abs burg ▁Spain , ▁with ▁which ▁the ▁Dutch ▁Republic ▁was ▁at ▁war ). ▁Van ▁Wal be e ck ▁immediately ▁was ▁made ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Polit ie ke ▁Ra ad ▁(" Pol it ical ▁Council "), ▁the ▁highest ▁level ▁of ▁government ▁in ▁Dutch ▁Brazil . ▁Al ready ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁year , ▁L onc q ▁sent ▁him ▁( as ▁" Ad mir al ▁of ▁the ▁Brazil ian ▁coast ") ▁and ▁Ma arten ▁Val ck ▁to ▁establish ▁a ▁Dutch ▁base ▁on ▁the ▁Chile an ▁coast ▁from ▁which ▁to ▁explore ▁Terra ▁Austral is . ▁However , ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁colonial ▁conflicts ▁between ▁the ▁Dutch ▁Republic ▁and ▁Portugal , ▁the ▁expedition ▁did ▁not ▁get ▁to ▁its ▁destination . ▁Several ▁more ▁exped itions ▁followed , ▁until ▁in ▁ 1 6 3 2 ▁Van ▁Wal be e ck ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁Polit ie ke ▁Ra ad . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 6 3 3 , ▁Van ▁Wal be e ck ▁and ▁the ▁governor ▁of ▁Dutch ▁Brazil , ▁D ier ick ▁van ▁Wa er den burgh , ▁left ▁for ▁the ▁Dutch ▁Republic ▁to ▁meet ▁with ▁the ▁W IC