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The nations which governed the island of Saba changed 12 times between 1634 and 1816. Some of the more significant changes were: Netherlands 1634, England 1665, Netherlands 1667, England 1672, and Netherlands 1682.<ref>A. Grenfell Price, [http://penelope.uchicago.edu/thayer/e/journals/geogr/24/1/white_settlement_in_saba_island*.html White Settlement in Saba Island, Dutch West Indies] (accessed 2 October 2015), an online reproduction of a public domain article probably of the same title from ''Geographical Review'' 24, no. 1 (January 1934), 42‑60.</ref> The last change was in 1816 when the Netherlands again took control, and has kept it since then. | The nations which governed the island of Saba changed 12 times between 1634 and 1816. Some of the more significant changes were: Netherlands 1634, England 1665, Netherlands 1667, England 1672, and Netherlands 1682.<ref>A. Grenfell Price, [http://penelope.uchicago.edu/thayer/e/journals/geogr/24/1/white_settlement_in_saba_island*.html White Settlement in Saba Island, Dutch West Indies] (accessed 2 October 2015), an online reproduction of a public domain article probably of the same title from ''Geographical Review'' 24, no. 1 (January 1934), 42‑60.</ref> The last change was in 1816 when the Netherlands again took control, and has kept it since then. | ||
== References == | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba]] | [[Category:Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba]] | ||