The Spanish discovered Aruba in or around 1499. Because of the absence of precious metals Aruba, Bonaire, and Cura ao were declared Islas Inutiles (Useless Islands); Get to know the inside out of Aruba history, starting from the first day of the discovery PopulationMost of Aruba's population is ethnically mixed, including many people of American Indian ancestry, often in combination with Dutch, Spanish, and African heritage. There are few people of predominantly African descent, however, because unlike most other Caribbean islands Aruba had few slave-based plantations during colonial times
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