Historia di Aruba

(English)

Aruba's first inhabitants were the Caquetio Indians from the Arawak tribe,who migrated there from Venezuela to escape attacks by the Caribs. Fragments of the earliest known Indian settlements date back to about 1000. Due to Aruba's mostly distant location from other Caribbean islands and strong currents in the sea which made canoe travel to the other islands difficult, the Caquetios remained more tied to South America than the Caribbean.

(Papiamentu)

E nomber Aruba probablemente ta bin di e idioma Arawak cu ya no ta existi mas. E prome biaha cu e palabra Aruba ta aparece, ta den un documento cu ta data for di 1526. Nunca por a determina si e nomber di e isla ta danki na su habitantenan of ta net robes.

E prome habitantenan di Aruba tabata e Indjannan caquetio di e tribo Arawak. Na aña 1499 e prome Europeano cu a yega riba e beachnan di Aruba ta e descubrido Spaño Alonso de Ojeda. Rond 1515 Spañonan a deporta e Indjannan di Aruba pa Hispañola, (Republica Dominicano) unda nan mester a traha como esclavo den e mina di koper y plantacion. Di tera firme otro Indjannan a bin establece na Aruba. Na 1526 Juan d’Ampues, un mandatario Spaño lo a cuminsa rehabita Aruba atrobe.