Sint Eustatius and Dependencies
A Dutch colony uniting the SSS islands from 1815.
Sint Eustatius and Dependencies was a Dutch colony formed in 1815 that included the Dutch part of Saint Martin, Sint Eustatius, and Saba.[1] These three islands are collectively called the SSS islands and are located in the Leeward Islands group of the Lesser Antilles.[2][3]
Quick Facts
- Formed
- 1815
- Comprised
- Dutch part of Saint Martin
- Sint Eustatius
- Saba
- Merged into
- Curaçao and Dependencies in 1845
Facts from the source article.
Key facts and history
The colony was created in 1815 when the Dutch part of Saint Martin was combined with Sint Eustatius and Saba.[1] From 1815 onwards, the islands were initially ruled as part of the Dutch Colony of Curaçao and Dependencies.[3] Paramaribo served as the capital when the colony of Sint Eustatius and Dependencies, along with Curaçao and Dependencies and Surinam, were combined into a single entity in 1828.[1] In 1954, the colony that had been Curaçao and Dependencies was renamed the Netherlands Antilles.[1]
The Netherlands Antilles ceased to exist on 10 October 2010; following this dissolution, Sint Eustatius and Saba were designated as special municipalities of the Netherlands.[4][3]
What the cited sources add
The WorldAtlas account notes that the Leeward Islands often face hurricanes during the summer season.[3] It states that the heat on these islands is moderated by easterly trade winds.[3] The same source reports that Christopher Columbus discovered the Windward Islands in 1493, while Alonso de Ojeda discovered the Leeward Islands in 1499.[3] During the 17th century, the islands were conquered by the Dutch West India Company.[3]
The WorldAtlas account also states that Aruba seceded from the Netherlands Antilles in 1986 to become a constituent country.[3]
References
- Wikipedia, "SSS islands" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: ; ; ; (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "SSS islands" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Ghosh, "Netherlands Antilles", WorldAtlas, 16 May 2021; "Netherlands Antilles (Windward Islands): Political Parties Material", Archives Hub; De Freitas, "Landscape Ecological Vegetation Map of St. Maarten (Lesser Antilles)", Archives Hub, 2020, p. 7 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- Ghosh, "Netherlands Antilles", WorldAtlas, 16 May 2021. facts only, no text reused. worldatlas.com
- Wikipedia, "SSS islands" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: ; ; "Dutch Antilles dissolves as two new countries created", Reuters, 10 October 2010 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
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