- Aruba is colonised by the Dutch and forms part of the Dutch West India Company. 1816 - Island is returned to the Netherlands after coming under British rule during the Napoleonic Wars. 1929 - Oil ...
A tourist magnet and a fuel exporter, Aruba is an autonomous territory of the Netherlands. It lies off South America's Caribbean coast. Away from the beaches, hotels and casinos, much of the island is ...
A chronology of key events: 1499 - Spanish explorer Alonso de Ojeda discovers the island and claims it for Spain. 1636 - Aruba is colonised by the Dutch and forms part of the Dutch West India Company.
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