van Haaren, drs. Johannes Diedrich
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The island of Curaçao is an autonomous Caribbean country within the kingdom of the Netherlands. It is only 60 kilometers off the coast of continental
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South America. This is exactly the reason why it was captured by the Dutch during their war of independence from Spain: it proved a convenient location to raid the Spanish colonies in the mainland and attack
their ships.
This book contains a comprehensive view of the turbulent history of the island and in particular the often strenuous relationship between the islanders and the Dutch overlords. It details lots of curious and interesting facts and is good for an occasional smile about behavioral absurdities.
Today the island is a thriving community where settlers from all continents live harmoniously together; be it Arabs, Jews, the Dutch, people of African descent and generally people from all over the world.
The book is written in Dutch.
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J.D. van Haaren