Isaac Sardo Abendana
Dutch Jewish diamond merchant (1662–1709)
Isaac Sardo Abendana (c. 1662 – 10 May 1709) was a Dutch Jewish jeweller and diamond merchant of Madras, India. Originally from Holland, Abendana moved to India in 1702. Due to his skill in the trade, Abendana was widely consulted, including by most Madras trading companies and by his close friend, Thomas Pitt, the governor of Fort St. George.
Biography
Originally from Holland, Netherlands, Isaac Sardo Abendana was born c. 1662 and left for India around 1702. He settled in Pulicat, Tamil Nadu, before moving to Fort St. George, Madras with his family. He was part of a Jewish colony of merchants in Fort St. George, working in the trade of precious stones and coral, who were of the Jewish diaspora. He worked with English merchant Alvarez da Fonseca.
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