{"id":2677,"date":"2020-10-26T10:17:10","date_gmt":"2020-10-26T09:17:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/netherlandsinsiders.com\/?p=2677"},"modified":"2024-01-24T10:21:31","modified_gmt":"2024-01-24T09:21:31","slug":"delfshaven-pilgrims-voyage-to-america","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/netherlandsinsiders.com\/delfshaven-pilgrims-voyage-to-america\/","title":{"rendered":"Delfshaven; The First Leg Of The Pilgrim’s Voyage To America"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Delfshaven, a historic neighborhood in Rotterdam, The Netherlands, holds great significance for Americans as it is closely associated with the Pilgrims’ voyage to America. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Sailing from Leiden to Delfshaven was the first leg of the Pilgrim’s voyage to America <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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In Delfshaven, the Pilgrims boarded the Speedwell, a small ship that later joined the larger Mayflower in Southampton, England.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
However, Delfshaven was not the starting point of the Pilgrim’s voyage. Most Pilgrims on the Speedwell lived in Leiden before they voyaged to America. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sailing from Leiden to Delfshaven was the first leg of the Pilgrim’s voyage to America. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
Delfshaven was a sea harbor in The Netherlands from where they could sail to Southampton and embark on the Mayflower. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
I live between Leiden en Delfshaven and followed in the Pilgrim’s footsteps to discover what still reminds us of this voyage that changed the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Pilgrims left Leiden on barges and sailed over the river Vliet to Delfshaven. They spent the night in Delfshaven, in and around the Pilgrim Father’s Church. The next day, the Pilgrims embarked on the Speedwell and sailed for Southampton, where the Mayflower awaited.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n