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Salt collection in Curacao. The town of Willemstad started to grow out of Fort Amsterdam. Dutch consolidation. The Spaniards schemed to recapture Curaçao from the Dutch. Information about troops, fortifications, outposts, food supplies and ammunition was collected in three ways. Indians who lived in Curaçao were kidnapped and interrogated.
Politics of Curaçao. The governor of Curaçao ( Dutch: gouverneur van Curaçao; Papiamento: gobernador di Kòrsou) is the representative on Curaçao of the Dutch head of state (King Willem-Alexander ). The governor's duties are twofold: representing and guarding the general interests of the Kingdom and heading the government of Curaçao.
Groot Kwartier (Emmastad) Groot Piscadera (Julianadorp) Hato. Koraal Partir. Otrobanda - historical quarter of Willemstad. Pietermaai - historical quarter of Willemstad. Piscadera Bay. Saliña. Scharloo - historical quarter of Willemstad.
The Colony of Curaçao and Dependencies ( Dutch: Kolonie Curaçao en onderhorigheden; Papiamento: Kolonia di Kòrsou i dependensianan) was a Dutch colony in the Caribbean Sea from 1634 until 1828 and from 1845 until 1954. Between 1936 and 1948, the area was officially known as the Territory of Curaçao (Dutch: Gebiedsdeel Curaçao; Papiamento ...
The Parliament of Curaçao [2] ( Papiamento: Parlamento di Kòrsou, Dutch: Staten van Curaçao) consists of 21 members, each elected for a four-year term in a general election. The first Parliament was installed on 10 October 2010, following the dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles, and consisted of the members of the island council elected ...
v. t. e. The government of Curaçao, a "constituent country" ( Dutch: land) of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, takes place in a framework of a parliamentary representative democratic country, whereby the prime minister is the head of government, and of a multi-party system. Executive power is exercised by the government.
Willemstad (/ ˈ w ɪ l ə m s t ɑː t, ˈ v ɪ l-/ WIL-əm-staht, VIL-, Dutch: [ˈʋɪləmstɑt] ⓘ; Papiamento: [wiləmˈstad]; lit. ' William Town ') is the capital and largest city of Curaçao, an island in the southern Caribbean Sea that forms a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
Hato is a village in Curaçao. It started as a plantation of the Dutch West Indies Company. The Curaçao International Airport has been built on the former plantation grounds. [2] The Hato Caves are located near the village and airport. [3] The caves consist of marine coral limestone, and are a major tourist attraction.