When did Bonaire become part of the Netherlands?
When did Bonaire become part of the Netherlands? Politically Bonaire formed part of the Netherlands Antilles from 1954 to 2010; it is now a special municipality within the Netherlands. In 2011 the island officially adopted the US dollar as its currency.
What Caribbean islands belong to the Netherlands?
The Caribbean part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands comprises:
- the countries of Aruba, Curaçao and Sint Maarten; and.
- the 3 public bodies of Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba.
Why is Aruba part of the Netherlands?
The Dutch recruited the Caquetio people to build farms and raise cattle for meat that would be sold and shipped to other islands. During the Napoleonic Wars, the British invaded and took control of Aruba, but the Netherlands took it back in 1816. Aruba officially became part of the Netherlands Antilles in 1845.