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6 April 1634
The WIC authorized a campaign to seize CuraƧao from Spain. The decision was part of a wider project to control Caribbean ports, shipping, and strategic routes. CuraƧao would later become a major Dutch...
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29 July 1634
Johan van Walbeeckās WIC expedition took control of CuraƧao. The conquest brought the island into a Dutch imperial system built around military power and Atlantic commerce. Indigenous CaquetĆo...
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21 August 1634
The remaining Spanish force on CuraƧao capitulated to the Dutch. Dutch control of the island consolidated after the conquest, while Indigenous inhabitants faced displacement and coercive colonial...
