[PAR] [TLE] Pietro Cesare Alberti [SEP] Pietro Cesare Alberti (1608–1655) — later Peter Caesar Alburtus — was a Venetian immigrant to the Dutch colony of New Amsterdam, commonly regarded as the first Italian American settler in what is now New York State. [PAR] [TLE] New Amsterdam [SEP] New Amsterdam (Dutch: "Nieuw Amsterdam" ) was a 17th-century Dutch settlement established at the southern tip of Manhattan Island that served as the seat of the colonial government in New Netherland.  The "factorij" became a settlement outside of Fort Amsterdam.  The fort was situated on the strategic southern tip of the island of Manhattan and was meant to defend the fur trade operations of the Dutch West India Company in the North River (Hudson River).  In 1624, it became a provincial extension of the Dutch Republic and was designated as the capital of the province in 1625.
[PAR] [TLE] Pietro Cesare Alberti [ SEP ] Pietro Cesare Alberti ( 1608–1655 ) — later Peter Caesar Alburtus — was a Venetian immigrant to the Dutch colony of New Amsterdam , commonly regarded as the first Italian American settler in what is now New York State . [PAR] [TLE] New Amsterdam [ SEP ] New Amsterdam ( Dutch : " Nieuw Amsterdam " ) was a 17th - century Dutch settlement established at the southern tip of Manhattan Island that served as the seat of the colonial government in New Netherland . The " factorij " became a settlement outside of Fort Amsterdam . The fort was situated on the strategic southern tip of the island of Manhattan and was meant to defend the fur trade operations of the Dutch West India Company in the North River ( Hudson River ) . In 1624 , it became a provincial extension of the Dutch Republic and was designated as the capital of the province in 1625 .
Pietro Cesare Alberti was an immigrant to the colony that was founded in what century?
Pietro Cesare Alberti was an immigrant to the colony that was founded in what century ?
17th-century
17th-century