Samuel Pallache
Samuel Pallache | |
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| Born | circa 1550 Fez, Morocco |
| Died | 4 February 1616 The Hague, Netherlands |
| Burial place | Beth Haim of Ouderkerk aan de Amstel |
| Other names | alternative spellings of surname: Palache, Palacio, Palatio, Palachio, Palazzo |
| Years active | 1580s – 1616 (death) |
| Known for | Moroccan-Dutch trade agreement (1608) |
| Notable work | first Portuguese minyan Amsterdam |
| Criminal charge | Piracy |
| Criminal penalty | Case dismissed |
| Spouse | Reina (Hebrew Malca) |
| Children | Isaac (and Jacob/Carlos) |
| Parent(s) | Isaac Pallache, rabbi |
| Relatives | Joseph Pallache (brother) and nephews Isaac, Joshua, David, Moses, Abraham |
| Family | Pallache family |
Samuel Pallache (Arabic: صامويل آل بالاتش, Samuil al-Baylash, Hebrew: שמואל פלאצ'ה, Shmuel Palache, c. 1550 – 4 February 1616) was a Jewish Moroccan merchant, diplomat, and pirate of the Pallache family, who, as envoy, concluded a treaty with the Dutch Republic in 1608. His antecedents fled to Morocco during the Reconquista. Appointed as an agent under the Saadi Sultan Zidan Abu Maali, Pallache traveled to the newly-independent Dutch Republic to discuss diplomatic terms with the Dutch against their mutual enemy, the Spanish. He died in the Netherlands, brought there due to the intervention of his ally, Maurice of Nassau, who helped him when he was arrested by the Spanish.