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Aruba (/əˈruːbə/ ə-ROO-bə; Dutch: [aːˈrubaː], Papiamento: [aˈruba]) is an island and a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in the southern Caribbean Sea. Together with Bonaire and Curaçao, Aruba forms a group referred to as the ABC islands. Aruba and the other Dutch islands in the Caribbean are often called the Dutch Caribbean.

Aruba is one of the four countries that form the Kingdom of the Netherlands, along with the Netherlands, Curaçao, and Sint Maarten; the citizens of these countries are all Dutch nationals. Aruba has no administrative subdivisions, but, for census purposes, is divided into eight regions. Its capital is Oranjestad.

The Spanish took possession of the Leeward group, in 1527 but in 1634 the three islands passed to the Netherlands with which they have remained except for two short periods during the Napoleonic Wars when the British ruled at Willemstad. In 1986 Aruba was constitutionally separated from the Netherlands Antilles.

The Winward group, St. Maarten, St., St. Eustatius, and Saba were also considered a part of the Netherlands Antilles, and changed hands often during the 17th and 18th centuries. All three have been under uninterrupted Dutch rule since the beginning of the 19th century. As of 1954, the Netherlands Antilles is considered to be an autonomous part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
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1527 - Spanish took possession of the Leeward group
1636 - The Netherlands seized Aruba from Spain in the course of the Thirty Years' War
1799 - 1802 The British Empire took control over the island
1804 - 1816 The British Empire again took control over the island
1954 - The Netherlands Antilles is considered to be an autonomous part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands

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+Aruba (/əˈruːbə/ ə-ROO-bə; Dutch: [aːˈrubaː], Papiamento: [aˈruba]) is an island and a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in the southern Caribbean Sea. Together with Bonaire and Curaçao, Aruba forms a group referred to as the ABC islands. Aruba and the other Dutch islands in the Caribbean are often called the Dutch Caribbean.
-The Spanish took possession of [[Curaçao Genealogy|Curaçao]], [[Bonaire Genealogy|Bonaire]] and [[Aruba Genealogy|Aruba]], the Leeward group, in 1527.  In 1634 the three islands passed to the Netherlands with which they have remained except for two short periods during the Napoleonic Wars when the British ruled at Willemstad.  Curaçao, the center of Caribbean slave trade during the colonial period, lost much of its economic importance after emancipation of the slaves in 1863. In 1986 Aruba was constitutionally separated from the Netherlands Antilles.
+Aruba is one of the four countries that form the Kingdom of the Netherlands, along with the Netherlands, Curaçao, and Sint Maarten; the citizens of these countries are all Dutch nationals. Aruba has no administrative subdivisions, but, for census purposes, is divided into eight regions. Its capital is Oranjestad.
-The Winward group, [[Sint Maarten Genealogy|Sint Maarten]], [[Sint Eustatius Genealogy|Sint Eustatius]], and [[Saba Genealogy|Saba]], also considered a part of the Netherlands Antilles, changed hands often during the 17th and 18th centuries.  All three have been under uninterrupted Dutch rule since the beginning of the 19th century.
+The Spanish took possession of the Leeward group, in 1527 but in 1634 the three islands passed to the Netherlands with which they have remained except for two short periods during the Napoleonic Wars when the British ruled at Willemstad. In 1986 Aruba was constitutionally separated from the Netherlands Antilles.
-As of 1954, the Netherlands Antilles is considered to be an autonomous part of the [[The Netherlands Genealogy|Kingdom of the Netherlands]].<ref name="profile">The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: West Indies,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 1999.</ref>
+The Winward group, St. Maarten, St., St. Eustatius, and Saba were also considered a part of the Netherlands Antilles, and changed hands often during the 17th and 18th centuries.  All three have been under uninterrupted Dutch rule since the beginning of the 19th century. As of 1954, the Netherlands Antilles is considered to be an autonomous part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
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+[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aruba]
+===Timeline===
+- Spanish took possession of the Leeward group<br>
+- The Netherlands seized Aruba from Spain in the course of the Thirty Years' War<br>
+- 1802 The British Empire took control over the island<br>
+- 1816 The British Empire again took control over the island<br>
+- The Netherlands Antilles is considered to be an autonomous part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands<br>
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