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In 1634 the W.I.C. took possession of Aruba. The first W.I.C. went bankrupt in 1674 to be replaced by the G.W.I.C. (second W.I.C.) which was dissolved in 1792,
and her assets fell to the Dutch Republic.
From 1815 to 1828 part of Curaçao and Dependencies, from 1828 to 1845 of the Dutch West Indies,
from 1845 to 1936 of Curaçao and Dependencies, from 1936 to 1948 of the Territory of Curaçao,
from 1948 to 1985 part of the Netherlands Antilles. Since 1985 autonomous within the
Kingdom of the Netherlands. |
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| WEB-BIBLIOGRAPHY . . . EXTERNAL FILES |
| Country Profiles | Modern |
from CIA World Factbook;
BBC Country Profiles;
Index Mundi,
Article : Aruba, from Wikipedia;
Aruba from Wikipedia Durch edition Aruba, from L'amenagement linguistique dans le monde, in French |
| Historical |
| Links | General |
from Library of Congress, Portals to the World Category : Aruba, from Wikipedia Categorie : Aruba, from Wikipedia Dutch Edition |
| on History |
Category : History of Aruba, from Wikipedia Categorie : Geschiedenis van Aruba, from Wikipedia The Atlantic World and the Dutch : Netherlands Antilles, Aruba |
| Historical Dictionaries |
Herman Daniel Benjamins, Joh. F. Snelleman, Encyclopaedie van Nederlandsch West-Indië (1914-1917),
in Dutch, posted on DBNL Woordenlijst : Vrij van Slavernij, from Nationaal Archief, in Dutch |
| Timelines |
from BBC News |
| Accounts of History | Modern |
from Wikipedia;
from Wikipedia Dutch Edition from Geographia, from Landenweb in Dutch |
| Historical, of the Caribbean |
Th. Coke, A history of the West Indies,
vol.1, 1808,
vol.2, 1810,
vol.3, 1811, GB Th. Southey, Chronological history of the West Indies, vol.1, 1827, GB (out of 3 vols.) C.E. Meinecke, Versuch einer Geschichte der europaischen Colonien in Westindien, 1831, in German, GB E. Regnault et al., Histoire des Antilles et des colonies françaises, espagnoles, anglaises .., 1849, in French, GB |
| Historical, of Aruba |
| Specific Periods |
Article : Dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles, from Wikipedia |
| Politics |
Category : Politics of Aruba, from Wikipedia;
Categorie : Politiek in Aruba, from Wikipedia Dutch edition;
Political Resources on the Web : Aruba;
Governments on the WWW : Aruba |
| Military |
| Economy & Finances |
Aruba, from Global History of Currencies, by Bryan Taylor;
Article Economy of Aruba, from Wikipedia Category : Economy of Aruba, from Wikipedia |
| Social History |
| Ethnography |
Languages of Netherlands Antilles (3), from Ethnologue World Directory of Minorities and Indigenous Peoples : Netherlands Antilles and Aruba Aruba, from L'amenagement linguistique dans le monde, in French |
| Religion |
Chronology of Catholic Dioceses - Aruba, from Kirken i Norge Category : Religion in Aruba, from Wikipedia |
| Local History |
Article Oranjestad (Aruba), from Wikipedia |
| Institutions |
Aruba, from Airline History Structurae : Aruba, Search Lighthouse Explorer for Aruba |
| Culture |
Aruba at the Olympics, from Wikipedia |
| Biographies |
Lists of Eastern Caribbean People, scroll down for Netherlands Antilles and Aruba |
| Others |
Disaster History by Country : Aruba, from Relief Web;
History with Tropical Systems : ABC Islands, from Hurricane City Neotropic Ecoregion, from WWF |
| WEB-BIBLIOGRAPHY . . . EXTERNALLY POSTED DOCUMENTS |
| Historical Data | Lists of Statesmen |
from World Statesmen (B. Cahoon),
from Rulers (B. Schemmel) Official Yearbook : Almanak voor de Nederlandsche West-Indische bezittingen, en de kust van Guinea 1859, 1858, 1860, 1859, GB |
| Lists of Consuls |
Political Graveyard : Aruba, has incomplete list of U.S. consuls |
| Lists of Bishops |
| Population Figures |
from Population Statistics (Jan Lahmeyer) |
| Exchange Rates |
Historical Exchange Rates, from Oanda, since 1990 |
| Election Results |
from IFES Election Guide, since 2002 |
| Documents | Historical Newspapers |
Caribbean Newspaper Digital Library |
| Modern Newspapers |
Newspapers and News Media : Aruba, from ABYZ;
from Online Newspapers (links) |
| Newsreels |
Archief Beeld en Geluid : Polygoon (in Dutch) Search School TV for Curacao; clips in Dutch |
| Radio |
Caribiana, from Radio Nederland |
| Image Databanks |
Wikimedia Commons License Plates, from Francoplaque, from License Plates around the World Airline Timetable Images : Air Aruba Beeldbank Nationaal Archief : Aruba Search Nationale Beeldbank for Aruba |
| Archival Deposits |
The Atlantic World and the Dutch : Netherlands Antilles,
Aruba, guide to archival deposits Search ARCHIEVEN.NL combined search engine for many archives; Archief.NL, Dutch language site providing links to individual archives Het Netionaal Archief : Inventaris van de archieven van Curaçao, Bonaire en Aruba, 1707-1828 (1859), Inventaris van de archieven van Curacao, Bonaire en Aruba, (1771) 1828-1845 (1914) Nationbaal Archief van Curaçao |
| Constitutions, Laws |
| Treaties |
| Consular Reports |
| Chamber of Commerce Reports |
| Document Collections |
Search : Wikisource, English edition,
Dutch edition |
| Historical Maps |
Search Koninklijk Instituutvoor de Tropen, Nederlandse Koloniaale Kaarten |
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Historical Encyclopedia Entries |
Secular |
Article Aruba, from Meyers Konversationslexikon 1885-1892, in German |
| Religious |
| Economic |
| Geographical |
Aruba, pp.346-351 in vol.1 of A.J. van der Aa, Aardrijkskundig Woordenboek der Nederlanden, 1839, GB |
| Historical |
Bonaire, Curacao, Aruba, pp.137-138 in vol.22 of F.M. de Marsy et al.,
Histoire moderne des Chinois, des Japonnois, des Indiens, des Persans, des Turcs, des Russiens et des Americains, 1771,
in French, GB |
| Parliamentary Debates |
Hansard (British Parliament) Staten Generaal Digitaal, 1814-1995, in Dutch |
| Tour Guides, Travelogues |
| Residence Memoirs |
| Institutions | Archives, Musea, Libraries |
| Official Symbols | Flags, Coats of Arms |
Flag, from FOTW; Coat of Arms,
from International Civic Heraldry |
| Coins, Banknotes |
Banknotes of Aruba, from World Currency Museum;
from Ron Wise's World Paper Money Netherlands Antilles, from |
| BIBLIOGRAPHY |
| Bibliography | General |
RHS Bibliography Datenbasis Internationale Beziehungen und Länderkunde (Data Base on International Relations and Country Studies), keyword Mauritius (site in German, most titles listed in English; hundreds of entries; publications mostly since 1970) Nederlandse Bibliografie Online (publications since 1974); Digitale Bibliografie Nederlandse Geschiedenis |
| on the Caribbean |
National Archives (UK) : Caribbean Histories Revealed : Bibliography Mitchell's West Indian Bibliography Bibliography of Caribbean Archaeology, from Florida Museum of Natural History Directory of Open Access Journals, search for Aruba Digitale Bibliografie Nederlandse Geschiedenis, search for Aruba Ph.H. Hiss, A selective guide to the English literature on the Netherlands West Indies, with a supplement on British Guiana, (1943), posted on Internet Archive |
| Online Libraries | General |
Gutenberg Library Online,
Internet Archive Persee (French search engine) Koninklijke Bibliotheek - Digitization Digitale Bibliotheek voor de Nederlandse Letteren (DBNL) |
| on the Caribbean |
Digital Library of the Caribbean |
| Online Journals | General |
Directory of Open Access Journals |
| On the Caribbean |
| On the Netherlands' Antilles |
Nieuwe West Indische Gids 1919-2010 |
| General Accounts |
Jan Rogozinski, A Brief History of the Caribbean (1992) London : Penguin 1994 [G] Mordechai Arbell, The Jewish Nation of the Caribbean, Jerusalem : Gefen 2002 H.P.H. Jansen, Kalendarium Geschiedenis van de Lage Landen, (Timeline of the History of the Low Countries), Utrecht 1979 (in Dutch) [G] |
| Specific Topics |
Jan Lucassen, Emigration to the Dutch Colonies and the USA, pp.21-27
in : Robin Cohen, The Cambridge Survey of World Migration, Cambridge : UP 1995, KMLA Lib.Sign. 304.809 C678c |
| Historical Dictionaries |
Albert Gastmann, Historical Dictionary of the French and Netherlands Antilles, Metuchen NJ : Scarecrow 1978 [G] |
| Yearbook Entries |
Article : Dependent States : Aruba, in : Britannica Book of the Year 1988 pp.518-519, 545, 1990 pp.534-535, 561 [G] Article : Netherlands : Aruba, in : Statesman's Yearbook 1987-1988 pp.896-898, 1988-1989 pp.898-899, 1989-1990 pp.910-912, 1990-1991 pp.911-913, 1991-1992 pp.913-915, 1992-1993 pp.1001-1002, 1993-1994 pp.1000-1002, 1994-1995 pp.1001-1003, 1995-1996 pp.997-998, 1996-1997 pp.949-950, 1997-1998 pp.956-958, 1998-1999 pp.1031-1033, 2000 pp.1171-1173, 2001 pp.1143-1145, 2002 pp.1191-1193, pp.1191-1193, 2004 pp.1196-1198, 2005 pp.1202-1205 [G] Entry : Aruba, pp.216-219 in : IMF, International Financial Statistics Yearbook 2001 [G] |
