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When did the Dutch take control of Aruba?
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The Dutch took control of Aruba in 1636, at which time it was occupied by the Dutch West India Company.1
Following this initial acquisition, the island remained under Dutch possession, with the exception of brief periods of British occupation during the Napoleonic Wars, before being returned to the Netherlands in 1816.1