Dutch North America (The Orange Outback)

Dutch North America (Dutch: Nederlandsch-Noord-Amerika, German: Niederländisch-Nordamerika) was the name of the North American territories held by the Kingdom of the Netherlands from 1652 until 1867. It was created after the end of the Ibero-Dutch Wars with the signing of the Treaty of Batavia in 1651 with the Spanish ceding all of New Spain north of Rio Grande (Dutch: Grote Rivier) as well as the Viceroyalty of Peru. The territory that made up Dutch North America included the current US states of California, Arizona, New Saxony, Texas, Nevada, Bergvlakte, Weideberg and Knolstaat.