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Would you know how old the Dutch Kingdom is?
I really wouldn't know
No, no idea. 1500 years...
I guess not...
Hi, a question: would you know how old the Dutch Kingdom is?
No, no idea. That's a good question
I will be 60 soon, so it must be quite a while!
18... about 200 years
Since 1813. 200 years
The Dutch Kingdom exists 2 centuries
The Dutch Royals are the unifying factor for all autonomous countries within the Kingdom
200 years of strong relations within a kingdom
years in which Aruba's contribution has grown
From hard industries
These are the crystal rocks, and the gold is in them
To very successful industries
Medical journals still speak of CuraƧao Aloe
to Aruba's chagrin because the aloe came from Aruba.
In 13 years I still have not explored all the mines
In 1929 they started processing the first barrels of oil
All the dollars the Dutch Antillies had, came from Aruba's oil refinery
Aruba forced changes in the Statute
And the Netherlands also broadened its influence
Aruba's educational system is based on the Dutch system
This makes the connection with Holland easier
Even though Dutch is not the language the students hear at home
Van Koolwijk was a priest who you could say was Aruba's first archeologist
In 1892 the people of Aruba received the Dutch nationality for the first time
And Arubans always felt part of the Dutch Kingdom
At the beginning of the war they mainly collected money for defensive tools:
Buy a spitfire, a submarine a torpedo-chaser
Uncle Boy was living in Tilburg with de Lannoy
and together they would organize actions against the Germans
This is Europe's oldest sea fort
It was very important in the Dutch Golden age
because from here the ships sailed to the east and to the west
You could say that with his step on a ship here in the mid- 18th centry
my forefather Isaac Geerman caused me to be an Aruban Today