The Dutch West India Company - Oranjestad, Aruba
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N 12° 31.075 W 070° 02.129
19P E 387492 N 1384045
The sign on the Dutch West India Company is located on the site of the Aruba Historical Museum, in downtown Oranjestad, Aruba.
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Location: Aruba
Date Posted: 01/18/2019
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Aruba is an island and a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in the southern Caribbean Sea, located about 1,600 kilometres (990 mi) west of the main part of the Lesser Antilles and 29 kilometres (18 mi) north of the coast of Venezuela. Together with Bonaire and Curaçao, Aruba forms a group referred to as the ABC islands. Collectively, Aruba and the other Dutch islands in the Caribbean are often called the Dutch Caribbean. (
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The Aruba Historical Museum is located at 6 Zoutmanstraat in Oranjestad. It is housed within the oldest buildings of Aruba, the Fort Zoutman and the Willem III Tower.
The sign reads:
"1636 - 1791 - The Dutch West India Company - The Dutch West India Company took possession of Aruba in 1636. The island was used for cattle breeding for trade and food-supply for Curaçao. Indians from the mainland continued to migrate to Aruba. Spanish priests from Venezuela undertook to convert them to Christians. In 1750, the chapel of Alto Vista dedicated to 'La Hermanita de Nuestra Señora del Rosario' was built. Colonization of the island was forbidden until 1754."