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3 October 2023 Curacao, Netherlands History slavery Dutch Antilles The Netherlands rehabilitates Curaçaoan freedom fighter Tula
3 October 2023 Unknown History slavery Dutch Antilles The Dutch government rehabilitates Tula
1 July 2023 Unknown History slavery Dutch Antilles King Willem-Alexander apologizes for the slavery past
19 December 2022 Unknown History slavery Dutch Antilles The Dutch government apologizes and announces a €200 million fund
17 August 2020 Curacao, Netherlands History slavery Dutch Antilles Curaçao’s slave and emancipation registers go online
17 August 2020 Curacao History slavery Dutch Antilles Curaçao registers become searchable online
10 October 2010 Unknown History slavery Dutch Antilles The Netherlands Antilles is dissolved
1 January 1986 Aruba History slavery Dutch Antilles Aruba attains Status Aparte
5 September 1969 Curacao History slavery Dutch Antilles FOL enters the election as a new labor and liberation force
26 June 1969 Unknown History slavery Dutch Antilles Interim government takes office
5 June 1969 Unknown History slavery Dutch Antilles Prime Minister Ciro Kroon resigns
2 June 1969 Unknown History slavery Dutch Antilles Antillean parliament agrees to dissolve
1 June 1969 Curacao History slavery Dutch Antilles Dutch marines arrive after the uprising
31 May 1969 Aruba, Curacao History slavery Dutch Antilles Aruban labor representatives support a general-strike threat
31 May 1969 Curacao History slavery Dutch Antilles The struggle’s demands expand to political change
30 May 1969 Curacao History slavery Dutch Antilles Police violence turns the march into a wider uprising
30 May 1969 Curacao History slavery Dutch Antilles Marchers demand bread and recognition
30 May 1969 Curacao History slavery Dutch Antilles Thousands gather at Post V
30 May 1969 Curacao History slavery Dutch Antilles Trinta di Mei labor uprising
29 May 1969 Curacao History slavery Dutch Antilles Workers vote for a solidarity strike
29 May 1969 Curacao History slavery Dutch Antilles Solidarity strike decided
26 May 1969 Curacao History slavery Dutch Antilles CFW renews the strike
7 May 1969 Curacao History slavery Dutch Antilles Union negotiations demand “equal work, equal pay”
7 May 1969 Unknown History slavery Dutch Antilles Negotiations resume with equal-pay demand
6 May 1969 Curacao History slavery Dutch Antilles Wescar workers strike over contract and pay inequality
6 May 1969 Unknown History slavery Dutch Antilles Wescar workers strike over labor conditions
1 July 1963 Curacao History slavery Dutch Antilles Centennial monument unveiled on the Rif
1 July 1938 Curacao History slavery Dutch Antilles Seventy-fifth anniversary passes without official remembrance
1 July 1922 Curacao History slavery Dutch Antilles Dockworkers form a union during a strike
1 January 1917 Curacao History slavery Dutch Antilles Curaçaosche Petroleum Maatschappij takes effect
27 November 1916 Curacao History slavery Dutch Antilles Refinery company formation announced
26 August 1915 Curacao History slavery Dutch Antilles BPM reports purchase of plantation Asiento
15 May 1915 Curacao History slavery Dutch Antilles Government approves refinery-related piers
1 July 1913 Curacao History slavery Dutch Antilles Fiftieth anniversary remembered
11 March 1909 Bonaire History slavery Dutch Antilles Camilio Horacio Goeloe is born in Rincon
1 May 1907 Bonaire History slavery Dutch Antilles Carolus Paulus Goeloe marries Eligia Cornelia Kroon
14 April 1898 Bonaire History slavery Dutch Antilles Marciana Goeloe is born in Rincon
8 September 1897 Bonaire History slavery Dutch Antilles Carolus Paulus Goeloe marries Felecita Sintjago
1 July 1888 Curacao History slavery Dutch Antilles Twenty-fifth anniversary of emancipation
17 June 1885 Bonaire History slavery Dutch Antilles Steba Rijna and Elisabeth Goeloe marry
22 September 1880 Bonaire History slavery Dutch Antilles Thomasa Doloria Goeloe is born in Rincon
28 April 1873 Bonaire History slavery Dutch Antilles Carolus Poulus Goeloe is born
4 December 1872 Bonaire History slavery Dutch Antilles Leander Goeloe marries Marsera Martha Jacobina
5 July 1864 Netherlands, Sint Maarten History slavery Dutch Antilles Dutch law raises Sint Maarten owner compensation
16 July 1863 Curacao History slavery Dutch Antilles Another labor contract follows
10 July 1863 Curacao History slavery Dutch Antilles Lighter-sailor contract signed
9 July 1863 Unknown History slavery Dutch Antilles First recorded July labor contract for Venezuela
2 July 1863 Unknown History slavery Dutch Antilles Work resumes under unequal terms
1 July 1863 Aruba History slavery Dutch Antilles Emancipation register records Regina Jacomina Kransen
1 July 1863 Netherlands, Sint Maarten History slavery Dutch Antilles Kruijthoff estate claim excludes three people as absent
1 July 1863 Sint Maarten History slavery Dutch Antilles Rebecca Arrindell’s register group is marked absent and unpaid
1 July 1863 Sint Maarten History slavery Dutch Antilles John de Gall’s claim leaves one person uncompensated
1 July 1863 Sint Maarten History slavery Dutch Antilles Ann Mary Carty’s borderel lists ten enslaved people
1 July 1863 Sint Maarten History slavery Dutch Antilles Legal emancipation takes effect in Dutch Sint Maarten
1 July 1863 Aruba History slavery Dutch Antilles Emancipation register records Theophil Ignacio Kwarts
1 July 1863 Aruba History slavery Dutch Antilles Emancipation register records Martillia Serdefilliao Kwarts
1 July 1863 Bonaire History slavery Dutch Antilles Emancipation gives Leander the surname Goeloe
1 July 1863 Bonaire History slavery Dutch Antilles Emancipation gives Steba the surname Rijna
1 July 1863 Aruba History slavery Dutch Antilles Emancipation register records Maria Inees Ridderstaat
1 July 1863 Aruba History slavery Dutch Antilles Emancipation register records Hermina Ridderstaat
1 July 1863 Aruba History slavery Dutch Antilles Emancipation register records George Sloot
1 July 1863 Aruba History slavery Dutch Antilles Emancipation register records Utalis (Bremer)
1 July 1863 Aruba History slavery Dutch Antilles Emancipation register records Rusina Paskel
1 July 1863 Aruba History slavery Dutch Antilles Emancipation register records Joseph Maria (Bremer)
1 July 1863 Aruba History slavery Dutch Antilles Emancipation register records Dorothea Ignees (Bremer)
1 July 1863 Unknown History slavery Dutch Antilles Legal emancipation takes effect
1 July 1863 Aruba History slavery Dutch Antilles Emancipation register records Bernadino Deceno (Bremer)
1 July 1863 Bonaire History slavery Dutch Antilles Jannetje’s maternal family name becomes part of the post-emancipation record
30 September 1862 Unknown History slavery Dutch Antilles Colonial police staffing is adjusted ahead of emancipation
30 September 1862 Netherlands, Sint Maarten History slavery Dutch Antilles Van Raders submits an address on Sint Maarten owner compensation
30 September 1862 Unknown History slavery Dutch Antilles Emancipation proclamation announced
8 August 1862 Unknown History slavery Dutch Antilles The Netherlands enacts an abolition law for the colony
25 July 1862 Unknown History slavery Dutch Antilles Petition addresses abolition in the Dutch West Indies
5 June 1862 Aruba History slavery Dutch Antilles Emilie and her daughter Thomasa are sold at public auction
18 April 1862 Netherlands, Sint Maarten History slavery Dutch Antilles Notarial deed documents the Kruijthoff estate
9 April 1862 Curacao History slavery Dutch Antilles John Beek is named with his mother and siblings
9 April 1862 Curacao History slavery Dutch Antilles Ignatius Beek appears in a family manumission record
9 April 1862 Curacao History slavery Dutch Antilles Elodia Beek appears in her mother’s manumission record
9 April 1862 Curacao History slavery Dutch Antilles Maria Eugenia Obispo and three children are recorded together
31 January 1862 Curacao History slavery Dutch Antilles Carolus Goeloe is manumitted on Curaçao
25 June 1861 Curacao History slavery Dutch Antilles Ursula Rivero is recorded in a manumission index
8 May 1861 Aruba, Bonaire History slavery Dutch Antilles A letter says Steba and Leander were expected back on Bonaire
3 April 1861 Curacao History slavery Dutch Antilles Louisa Palestina is named in a late-period manumission record
3 April 1861 Curacao History slavery Dutch Antilles Palmira’s manumission record preserves an alternate name
3 April 1861 Curacao History slavery Dutch Antilles Maria Alejandra appears in the manumission register
3 April 1861 Curacao History slavery Dutch Antilles Helena Steef’s record preserves her mother’s name
3 April 1861 Aruba, Curacao History slavery Dutch Antilles Leonora Everon’s record links her to Aruba
1 April 1861 Aruba History slavery Dutch Antilles A second Aruba roster again lists Steba and Leander
7 March 1861 Unknown History slavery Dutch Antilles Steba and Leander arrive on Aruba for a second stay
1 January 1861 Aruba, Bonaire History slavery Dutch Antilles Steba and Leander no longer appear on Aruba’s roster
1 October 1860 Curacao History slavery Dutch Antilles Josephina Humber’s manumission is recorded
9 July 1860 Curacao History slavery Dutch Antilles Victoria Janga is manumitted by the colonial government
1 July 1860 Aruba History slavery Dutch Antilles Aruba’s government muster list records nine enslaved workers
28 June 1860 Unknown History slavery Dutch Antilles Steba, Leander, and Carolus arrive on Aruba
1 June 1860 Aruba, Bonaire, Curacao History slavery Dutch Antilles Aruba requests a mason and carpenter from Bonaire or Curaçao
9 May 1860 Bonaire History slavery Dutch Antilles Jannetje is born into Elizabeth Goeloe’s family
10 April 1860 Curacao History slavery Dutch Antilles José Pelegrin Vikkur is named with his mother
10 April 1860 Curacao History slavery Dutch Antilles Evelina Miremont’s entry records her age as two
10 April 1860 Curacao History slavery Dutch Antilles Minerva Otrai is recorded with a spelling variant
10 April 1860 Curacao History slavery Dutch Antilles Mathilde’s manumission record preserves her mother’s name
22 February 1860 Netherlands, Sint Maarten History slavery Dutch Antilles Adolf Tielenius Kruijthoff dies
8 November 1859 Curacao History slavery Dutch Antilles Elvira Leoncia is recorded as an infant
12 April 1859 Curacao History slavery Dutch Antilles Lena Dal’s record identifies her mother Martha
12 April 1859 Curacao History slavery Dutch Antilles William Mont appears with his mother in a manumission record
12 April 1859 Curacao History slavery Dutch Antilles Regina Eleonora’s record includes her adult son
30 December 1858 Curacao History slavery Dutch Antilles Catharina de Vasolle is named in a late-period manumission record
14 October 1858 Curacao History slavery Dutch Antilles A manumission record names Magriet Henrico and her mother
20 June 1857 Aruba History slavery Dutch Antilles Nicolasa Folentina is donated to the owner’s children
29 November 1853 Unknown History slavery Dutch Antilles Second report of the Dutch state commission on slavery
26 February 1853 Sint Maarten History slavery Dutch Antilles Ann Mary Arrindell marries William Richardson Carty
15 November 1852 Aruba History slavery Dutch Antilles Albertus is sold to a Catholic priest on Aruba
30 August 1851 Sint Maarten History slavery Dutch Antilles A will later cited in a Sint Maarten compensation file
10 June 1850 Aruba History slavery Dutch Antilles Several Aruba manumission records cluster on one date
6 June 1850 Aruba History slavery Dutch Antilles Thomas and Bartholomina are transferred in a 420-guilder transaction
13 April 1850 Curacao History slavery Dutch Antilles Lucia Frank’s manumission is indexed
2 January 1850 Curacao History slavery Dutch Antilles Curaçao removes fees for manumission procedures
5 September 1849 Aruba History slavery Dutch Antilles Juana Barbara is sold to Jan Hendrik Godfried Eman
20 June 1848 Unknown History slavery Dutch Antilles French commander rejects return of freedom-seekers
12 June 1848 Unknown History slavery Dutch Antilles Enslaved and free Black Statians demand emancipation
6 June 1848 Aruba History slavery Dutch Antilles Aldersina is sold for 160 guilders
1 June 1848 Sint Maarten History slavery Dutch Antilles Enslavement continues on the Dutch side after French emancipation
31 May 1848 Sint Maarten History slavery Dutch Antilles Dutch commander writes to the French commander
30 May 1848 Unknown History slavery Dutch Antilles Sint Maarten lieutenant governor reports the proclamation to Curaçao
29 May 1848 Unknown History slavery Dutch Antilles Twenty-six enslaved people leave Diamond Estate for freedom
28 May 1848 Unknown History slavery Dutch Antilles French emancipation takes effect on Saint Martin
28 May 1848 Unknown History slavery Dutch Antilles France abolishes slavery on Saint-Martin’s French side
27 May 1848 Guadeloupe, Sint Maarten History slavery Dutch Antilles Guadeloupe governor issues emancipation proclamation
22 November 1847 Aruba History slavery Dutch Antilles Jan Willem is sold within Aruba
22 December 1846 Unknown History slavery Dutch Antilles Mauricie is transferred from Aruba to Curaçao
15 June 1846 Unknown History slavery Dutch Antilles Guillermo St. Jago is brought from Coro to Aruba
4 April 1846 Curacao History slavery Dutch Antilles Gerard Abad is manumitted from an estate
6 January 1846 Unknown History slavery Dutch Antilles Ferdinand is transferred from Curaçao to Aruba
1 December 1845 Aruba History slavery Dutch Antilles Susanna Candida is born into an enslaved household
2 November 1845 Aruba History slavery Dutch Antilles Alexander’s death is entered two days later
31 October 1845 Aruba History slavery Dutch Antilles Geerraard’s death is recorded
18 September 1845 Venezuela History slavery Dutch Antilles Maria is moved from Aruba to Venezuela
15 June 1845 Aruba History slavery Dutch Antilles Adriaan’s death is entered in the Aruba register
13 July 1844 Unknown History slavery Dutch Antilles Albertus is brought from Venezuela to Aruba
21 September 1843 Curacao History slavery Dutch Antilles A second publication adjusts manumission costs and security
21 August 1843 Curacao History slavery Dutch Antilles Colonial authorities revise the bond and caution rules
8 July 1843 Unknown History slavery Dutch Antilles Catharina is sent from Aruba to Curaçao
2 April 1842 Aruba History slavery Dutch Antilles Agnita is sold to a new owner on Aruba
17 August 1840 Unknown History slavery Dutch Antilles Maria Louisa is transferred from Aruba to Curaçao
24 June 1840 Aruba History slavery Dutch Antilles Abner is privately sold on Aruba
8 April 1840 Curacao History slavery Dutch Antilles Jenny Jasmijn and her son Artidore are recorded as manumitted
22 February 1840 Curacao History slavery Dutch Antilles Maria Rita’s manumission is indexed
22 February 1840 Curacao History slavery Dutch Antilles Sara German’s manumission is indexed
1 February 1840 Curacao History slavery Dutch Antilles Maria Helena Boreas appears in a manumission announcement
1 February 1840 Curacao History slavery Dutch Antilles A newspaper notice records Maria Helena Boreas’s manumission
31 December 1839 Curacao History slavery Dutch Antilles Franciscus Martinus is manumitted
18 June 1839 Curacao History slavery Dutch Antilles Eight people bearing the Corasol name are manumitted together
26 November 1838 Curacao History slavery Dutch Antilles Andrea is manumitted
13 November 1838 Curacao History slavery Dutch Antilles Maria Eleonora Graval is manumitted
3 February 1838 Curacao History slavery Dutch Antilles Willem Ambrosius is manumitted by Maria Angelique Simon
3 February 1838 Curacao, Netherlands History slavery Dutch Antilles Maria Petronella, also called Jenny, is manumitted
3 February 1838 Curacao, Netherlands History slavery Dutch Antilles Maria Petronella, also called Jenny, is manumitted
11 August 1837 Curacao History slavery Dutch Antilles Mourens is manumitted
2 August 1837 Curacao History slavery Dutch Antilles A government-held person is included in a manumission record
2 August 1837 Curacao History slavery Dutch Antilles Cathalina van Flora Janga appears in the manumission index
10 May 1837 Curacao History slavery Dutch Antilles Theodorus Martinus is manumitted
10 May 1837 Unknown History slavery Dutch Antilles A “year and a day” restriction limits movement after manumission
4 March 1837 Curacao History slavery Dutch Antilles A record concerns release of eighteen unnamed people
4 March 1837 Aruba, Curacao History slavery Dutch Antilles Administrative approval records freedom for 18 people
27 January 1837 Bonaire, Curacao History slavery Dutch Antilles Anna Poulina and Anna Geertruida Horn appear in a release notice
27 January 1837 Bonaire, Curacao History slavery Dutch Antilles A newspaper announces freedom for two women on Bonaire
20 January 1837 Curacao History slavery Dutch Antilles Gion Gregorio appears in the manumission index
22 December 1836 Curacao History slavery Dutch Antilles Pedro Paula Landbouwer is manumitted
22 December 1836 Curacao History slavery Dutch Antilles Pedro Paula is also recorded as Pieter Landbouwer
12 September 1836 Curacao History slavery Dutch Antilles Maria Suncion Palmboom is manumitted
12 September 1836 Curacao History slavery Dutch Antilles Maria Suncion Palmboom’s manumission requires guarantors
1 August 1836 Curacao History slavery Dutch Antilles Pieter Constantinus is manumitted
16 July 1836 Curacao History slavery Dutch Antilles Johannes Carel and Julianus Constantinus are manumitted
16 July 1836 Curacao History slavery Dutch Antilles Johannes Carel and Julianus Constantinus are manumitted
20 June 1836 Curacao History slavery Dutch Antilles Cornelis van Hoogwerp is manumitted
20 June 1836 Curacao History slavery Dutch Antilles Four-year-old Joseph Josino van den Keerkring is manumitted
20 June 1836 Curacao History slavery Dutch Antilles Cornelis van Hoogwerp’s manumission follows a petition and bond
13 May 1836 Curacao History slavery Dutch Antilles Anna Martha Pasken is manumitted
13 October 1835 Curacao History slavery Dutch Antilles Maria Louisa Rosentak’s manumission is ordered
6 October 1835 Curacao History slavery Dutch Antilles Petronia Letne is manumitted at age 24
29 March 1834 Curacao History slavery Dutch Antilles A newspaper notice announces Johannis Martis’s manumission
29 December 1832 Aruba, Curacao History slavery Dutch Antilles José Hilario Heringa, recorded as Joseph Rinkel, is manumitted
12 March 1831 Aruba History slavery Dutch Antilles Maria Eloisa is freed in Aruba after a petition
9 March 1831 Curacao History slavery Dutch Antilles Glentis’s freedom is entered after a petition and bond
28 July 1830 Curacao History slavery Dutch Antilles Pieter Molina is freed through a priest’s will
20 August 1828 Curacao History slavery Dutch Antilles Philip Marten’s freedom follows a petition and bond
6 October 1826 Curacao History slavery Dutch Antilles Jeannet’s manumission follows a petition
4 May 1818 Unknown History slavery Dutch Antilles Anglo-Dutch treaty strengthens enforcement against slave trading
14 January 1817 Curacao History slavery Dutch Antilles Cathalina is freed under a will
13 August 1814 Unknown History slavery Dutch Antilles Anglo-Dutch Treaty commits the Netherlands to suppress the slave trade
15 June 1814 Unknown History slavery Dutch Antilles William I issues a decree prohibiting Dutch participation in the slave trade
23 May 1812 Curacao History slavery Dutch Antilles Anna Christina is freed under a will
14 October 1800 Curacao History slavery Dutch Antilles Johannes Maduro is manumitted for 300 pesos
2 December 1795 Aruba, Curacao History slavery Dutch Antilles The governor orders Thico put to work as a porter
2 December 1795 Curacao History slavery Dutch Antilles Authorities fail to sell Thico and put him to work under guard
3 October 1795 Curacao History slavery Dutch Antilles Curaçao’s National Archives dates Tula’s execution
3 October 1795 Unknown History slavery Dutch Antilles Colonial authorities execute Tula and fellow leaders
21 September 1795 Curacao History slavery Dutch Antilles Tula and another leader are reported aboard a barque
19 September 1795 Curacao History slavery Dutch Antilles The Ceres log records prisoners and executions at sea
19 September 1795 Unknown History slavery Dutch Antilles Tula is captured and brought to Willemstad
16 September 1795 Aruba, Curacao History slavery Dutch Antilles Aruban government enslaved worker Thico refuses service
16 September 1795 Unknown History slavery Dutch Antilles Thico refuses service and claims freedom
13 September 1795 Curacao History slavery Dutch Antilles An eyewitness letter records the rebels’ demand for liberty
10 September 1795 Curacao History slavery Dutch Antilles Colonial council minutes register Schinck’s report
7 September 1795 Curacao History slavery Dutch Antilles Schinck dates his account of meeting Tula
4 September 1795 Curacao History slavery Dutch Antilles Naval crew is sent ashore to cover executions
2 September 1795 Curacao History slavery Dutch Antilles A prisoner is displayed on a naval sloop
1 September 1795 Curacao History slavery Dutch Antilles Prisoners face colonial interrogation
27 August 1795 Curacao History slavery Dutch Antilles Naval logistics sustain the repression
25 August 1795 Curacao History slavery Dutch Antilles Colonial officers remove food stores from a plantation
24 August 1795 Curacao History slavery Dutch Antilles Naval crews continue supplying the colonial campaign
23 August 1795 Curacao History slavery Dutch Antilles The Ceres crew prepares cartridges for the campaign
21 August 1795 Curacao History slavery Dutch Antilles Dutch naval power supplies colonial forces
20 August 1795 Curacao History slavery Dutch Antilles Rebels resist the colonial attack at Porto Mari
19 August 1795 Curacao History slavery Dutch Antilles Colonial troops move against the insurgents
19 August 1795 Unknown History slavery Dutch Antilles Colonial troops confront insurgents at Porto Mari
18 August 1795 Curacao History slavery Dutch Antilles The insurgent force grows as the authorities mobilize
17 August 1795 Curacao History slavery Dutch Antilles Enslaved people begin the revolt at Knip
6 July 1782 Curacao History slavery Dutch Antilles Anna Maria’s freedom paid for by a free relative
12 March 1782 Curacao History slavery Dutch Antilles Helena and her sons: freedom documented through a debt arrangement
5 July 1750 Curacao History slavery Dutch Antilles Enslaved people rise in the 1750 Curaçao revolt
2 January 1722 Curacao History slavery Dutch Antilles Antonetta is manumitted for 100 pesos
22 December 1716 Curacao History slavery Dutch Antilles A second letter records the cost of capturing the accused
24 October 1716 Curacao History slavery Dutch Antilles Van Beuningen writes to the Amsterdam directors about punishment
1 October 1716 Curacao History slavery Dutch Antilles Colonial officials begin capturing people accused of revolt
1 October 1716 Unknown History slavery Dutch Antilles The colonial government orders eighty Minase people detained
1 October 1716 Curacao History slavery Dutch Antilles The uprising reaches Porto Marie
1 October 1716 Curacao History slavery Dutch Antilles The group moves toward the factor’s house
1 October 1716 Curacao History slavery Dutch Antilles A group leaves St. Marie after the attack
1 October 1716 Curacao History slavery Dutch Antilles A plantation factor is attacked during a work inspection
1 October 1716 Curacao History slavery Dutch Antilles A large depot building burns at Hato
1 July 1716 Unknown History slavery Dutch Antilles New arrivals enter plantations where 277 people are already enslaved
1 July 1716 Curacao History slavery Dutch Antilles Eighty people are sent to Company plantations
1 July 1716 Curacao History slavery Dutch Antilles Sixty-one people from the Gelderland cargo are auctioned
1 July 1716 Curacao History slavery Dutch Antilles The Gelderland arrives from Elmina with 146 captive Africans
1 January 1716 Curacao History slavery Dutch Antilles A maize shortage drives prices higher
1 January 1715 Curacao History slavery Dutch Antilles The market value of enslaved people falls sharply
1 January 1714 Curacao History slavery Dutch Antilles Drought begins a period of severe food scarcity
1 January 1712 Curacao History slavery Dutch Antilles A governor records racialized judgments about Loango people
1 January 1711 Curacao History slavery Dutch Antilles Thousands of trees are cut at Porto Marie
1 January 1709 Curacao History slavery Dutch Antilles A poor maize harvest prompts a purchase of small corn
1 January 1708 Curacao History slavery Dutch Antilles The Curaçao governor asks for better food supplies