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“... Curagao was discovered by Alonso de Ojeda who took possesion of it in the name of the Spanish Crown 1528 Curagao together with Aruba and Bonaire given by Charles V. to Juan de Ampues governor of part of the actual Venezuela 1634 Curagao is captured by the Dutch under command of Captain van Walbeech 1643 Under governor Peter Stuyvesant the slavery business is started in very lively scale, Curagao becoming the principal purveyor to the Spanish colonies 1673 The French try to conquer the island but are repelled 1713 The French conquer the island and retire after having collected a heavy contribution from the population 1795 Rebellion of slaves...”
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“... holandeses 1804 Un ataque de los ingleses fue rechazado por la valerosa actitud del curazoleno Pedro Luis Brion 1805 Otra vez atacada la isla por los Ingleses cae en su poder 1815 Despues del tratado de Paris fue otra vez devuelta la isla a los holandeses quienes desde entonces la gobiernan siendo la principal de sus colonias en las antillas 1863 Emanicipacion de los esclavos 1877 lin fuerte huracan azot la isla perecieron m. o. m. 200 personas 1800 The French conquer the island, but aided by the English are driven away; the island however remained in the hands of the English 1802 As consequence of the treaty of Amiens Curagao was given bach to the Dutch 1804 An attach of the English was repelled by the heroic attitude of Luis Brion, a Curagao citizen 1805 Curagao was again attached and this time taken by the english 1815 By virtue of the treaty of Paris it was restored to Holland and since then has been the principal island of the Dutch Colonies in the West Indies...”