Jonas Bronck [SEP] date of death
Jonas Bronck
Jonas Bronck (alternatively, "Jonas Jonsson Brunk", "Jonas Jonasson Bronk", "Jonas Jonassen Bronck") was born around year 1600 and died in 1643. Bronck was an immigrant to the Dutch colony of New Netherland after whom the Bronx River, and by extension, the county and New York City borough of the Bronx are named. A mural at the Bronx County Courthouse depicting Bronck's arrival was created in the early 1930s by James Monroe Hewlett.
Origin.
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Legacy.
Legacy Namesakes.
There is a street in Tórshavn in the Faroe Islands that is named "Jónas Broncksgøta." The Jonas Bronck Academy and Public School 43 Jonas Bronck are located in the Bronx. A local brewery produces Jonas Bronck Beer.
Legacy Jonas Bronck Center.
There is a Jonas Bronck Center in Sävsjö, Sweden. where a celebration of the 375th anniversary of Jonas Bronck's settlement of the Bronx took place in August 2014. The celebration was mainly the idea of Brian G. Andersson