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    In 1633, the Dutch, having lost the island of St. Maarten to the Spanish, retaliated by capturing which islands?

    Question #92669. Asked by author. (Feb 21 08 10:50 PM)


    Soozy_Woozy

    		In 1633, when the Dutch lost the island of St. Maarten to the Spanish they retaliated by capturing the islands of Curacao, Bonaire and Aruba. Curacao emerged as the centre for the slave trade and Bonaire became a plantation of the Dutch West India Co.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonaire

    Feb 21 08, 11:28 PM

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