Curaçao
Initially a Spanish colony in the West Indies, Curacao was captured by the Dutch upon that country’s independence from Spain. Under Dutch rule, it became a haven for Sephardic Jews fleeing persecution in the Iberian Peninsula.
Initially a Spanish colony in the West Indies, Curacao was captured by the Dutch upon that country’s independence from Spain. Under Dutch rule, it became a haven for Sephardic Jews fleeing persecution in the Iberian Peninsula.