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Who were Aruba's colonizers?

Updated: 11/9/2022
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The Spanish and then the Dutch were Aruba's colonizers.

Specifically, Aruba's European settlers came from the modern-day countries of Spain and the Netherlands. Spain's colonial role began shortly after 1499 and lasted about a century. The Dutch role dates back to 1636. It is for this reason that Dutch is one of the island's official languages. It is also the reason why Aruba's strongest economic and political ties still are to the Netherlands.

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