Netherlands Antilles history  

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Netherlands Antilles history strats with the nautical discoveries of Christopher Columbus in the 1490s and the decision of Spain to establish a landed empire in the Caribbean after 1502.

For Netherlands Antilles history these events initiated a process that is still ongoing in the area.

Two generations more than sixty-six per cent of the people living in the newly-created Spanish towns as well as in Netherlands Antilles were mixtures between the conquering Spanish and African invaders and the subject populations.

Mixing of any sort remains a notable Netherlands Antilles history characteristic.

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Since 1930s and '40s Netherlands Antilles history, travelers have regarded Netherlands Antilles as one of the most alluring of the Caribbeans.

Its beaches and carnal red sunsets regularly appear in the sort of tourist brochures that promise paradise.

Tourists enjoy today a pice of Netherlands Antilles history, experiencing the three “pilons” - reggae, reefers and rum.

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