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Which company occupied Aruba after the Dutch took it in 1636?
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After the Dutch took control of Aruba in 1636, the island was occupied by the Dutch West India Company. This trading company, which was established in 1621, managed various colonial interests and trading monopolies in the Americas and Africa during the 17th century.12