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Curaçao, which fought against Argentina, turned out not to be a country?

author:O'Mallen

"Well, you know what, Argentina are about to play a friendly match against Curacao."

"What? Do you say that Conan has amnesia in the black-clad organization? ”

When I talked to my classmates about the recent international break two days ago, the above hilarious conversation flowed between us; Interesting, interesting, but it does reflect the phenomenon that even if you are a die-hard fan, you may have a clinging impression of Curacao to having heard the name or at most knowing that it belongs to North and Central America, and nothing else.

Curaçao, which fought against Argentina, turned out not to be a country?

Curacao is in the southernmost part of the Caribbean Sea, across the sea from Venezuela on the South American continent

Yesterday, a news must have been seen by everyone, former Chinese Super League "Dutch" foreign aid Zivkovic played on behalf of Curaçao, called the revenge of his motherland Netherlands losing to Argentina on penalties in the World Cup, although it is ridicule, but it is not difficult for us to see the inextricable connection between the Netherlands and Curacao, and he himself is actually very interesting, the surname comes from his Serbian mother, and he grew up in the Netherlands, so he is qualified to represent Serbia, the Netherlands and Curaçao three teams, This reminds me of Januzai, who is also eligible to represent Belgium, Albania, Kosovo, Serbia, Turkey and Croatia.

Next, let's get down to business and talk about what is the relationship between Curacao and the Netherlands.

history

(1) Early colonial era

It is not difficult to guess that the indigenous people of Curaçao are not Europeans, but one of the Indians - the Arawaks. And the first to discover here was not the Dutch, but the Spaniards: in 1499, the expeditions led by the Spanish explorer Ojeda landed on the island for the first time, and since then, the Spaniards have killed the Arawak people (this history is not known because it is too old or deliberately hidden, and there are not many documents that can be found); In 1634, the island was occupied by the Dutch, making it the earliest settlement in the Netherlands Antilles.

The islands of the Netherlands Antilles belong to the Lesser Antilles. It can also be subdivided into two parts: the north (part of the Leeward Islands) and the west (part of the Leeward Antilles). The Netherlands does not have any territory in the Windward Islands.

Leeward Islands Islands

The area is located in the northern part of the Caribbean Sea, east of Puerto Rico. The three Dutch islands in the region are combined into the "SSS Islands" (the Dutch names of the three islands begin with the letter S)

Saba

Saint Eustatius

Sint Maarten

Leeward Antilles

The Dutch territory is located in the southern part of the Caribbean Sea, north of the coast of Venezuela. Mishima is often combined as "ABC Islands" (the Dutch names of Mishima begin with A, B, and C)

Aruba (Aruba)

Bonaire

Curaçao

The Dutch West India Company established Willemstad, the island's capital, on the banks of a small bay embankment called Schottegat. Curaçao was apparently overlooked by the colonists because the island lacked things of interest to the colonists, such as gold. However, the capital's natural harbour quickly became an ideal place to trade. Commerce and shipping became Curaçao's most important economic activities, and Curaçao began to play a key role in the Atlantic slave trade, the most complex international trade network in history. In 1662, the Dutch West India Company turned Curaçao into a slave trading center. Dutch traders bought slaves from Africa and took them to a trading area known as Asiento. From there, slaves were sold and transported to numerous destinations in South America and the Caribbean. A staggering number of slaves traded here.

Curaçao, which fought against Argentina, turned out not to be a country?

Dutch and Spanish architecture in the port of Willemstad

The architecture of Curaçao combines the architectural styles of Dutch and Spanish colonies. A large number of historic buildings in and around Willemstad have added Curaçao to the UNESCO World Heritage List. Underground houses (remains of former plantations) and West African-style 'kas di pal'i maishi' (former slaves' residences) are scattered throughout the island, some of which have been restored and opened to visitors.

In the 18th and 19th centuries, the British and French briefly occupied Curaçao, respectively, thus increasing the spoken language on the island. In addition, the Curacao actively participated in political events in some regions, such as the wars of independence in Venezuela and Colombia. In 1863, the Dutch abolished slavery. Economic difficulties at the end of slavery led many Curacao to emigrate to other islands, such as to work on sugar plantations in Cuba.

(2) Modern times

Over the years, there has been less interest in immigrants due to the weak local economy. But since the discovery of oil in Venezuela in the 19th century, Shell began building refineries in Curacao, while the United States obtained Venezuelan crude through Aruba. The economies of the two islands (Curacao and Aruba) flourished, but they suffered a major blow when the refineries were closed in the 80s of the 20th century.

During World War II, with the permission of the Netherlands, the area was occupied by British and American troops. This also intensified calls for local autonomy after World War II. Eventually, the Dutch ended their colonization there. In her 1942 speech, Queen Wilhelmina promised to grant autonomy to the Dutch Overseas Territories.

In 1948, the area was renamed the Netherlands Antilles. On 3 March 1951, the Statute of the Netherlands Antilles was promulgated, granting autonomy to the islands. On 15 December 1954, the Netherlands Antilles, Suriname and the Netherlands mainland formed the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The United Nations also later removed the Netherlands Antilles from the United Nations list of Non-Self-Governing Territories. In 1986, Aruba seceded from the Netherlands Antilles and became one of the constituent states attached to the Kingdom of the Netherlands, similar to Greenland, the Faroe Islands for Denmark and Gibraltar for the United Kingdom.

On 12 February 2007, the Dutch government reached an agreement with the islands of the archipelago except Curaçao: the establishment of the Netherlands Antilles was officially terminated as of 10 October 2010. Of the five current constituent islands, the inhabitants of Curaçao and Sint Maarten, hoping for a higher degree of autonomy, chose to become constituent states after Aruba, which was subordinate to the Kingdom of the Netherlands in parallel to the Netherlands mainland.

geography

Curaçao, which fought against Argentina, turned out not to be a country?

The area of Curacao is only 444

The Netherlands' relationship with Curaçao is shown in the figure below:

Curaçao, which fought against Argentina, turned out not to be a country?

Unlike French Guiana, Martinique, Guadeloupe, Reunion, etc., which are only on a par with the French domestic regions in terms of zoning, Curaçao and Aruba have a relatively higher level of autonomy and administration, directly on a par with the Netherlands

Players

As we all know, Suriname has always been a gold mine for Dutch football, with an unparalleled status, even better than Jamaica to the United Kingdom, the Democratic Republic of the Congo to Belgium, and in recent years, Curacao has also sent many players to the Dutch national team:

Curaçao, which fought against Argentina, turned out not to be a country?

Among them are many famous players such as Marcia and Timberel

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