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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. | 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. | ||
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