Place details
Place nameAruba
Other namesOruba, ABW, AW, ISO533, AA00
Latitude12.5
Longitude-69.967
SourceThesaurus of Geographic Names
Overview
Earliest inhabitants were Arawak Amerindians, who left cave drawings, pottery & tools; claimed by Spain in 1499; center of piracy; unlike on other W Indies islands, Amerindians were not exterminated; Dutch settled island beginning in 1634; official language is Dutch, though Papiamento is widely spoken.
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