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Stay Connected and Relaxed with SETAR in Aruba!

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Adriaan Laclé

One of Aruba’s richest men in the twentieth century

(Oranjestad)—The name Adriaan Laclé may ring Regarding his personal life, it has been said that
a bell to locals as one of the bigger roads on the he was married twice during his lifetime. He had
island, but about a century ago, Adriaan Laclé was his first daughter during his first marriage but lost his
a rich businessman, well-known for his generosity, wife soon after her birth. During his second mar-
wealth, and taste. riage, he fathered 16 children. However, it has
been said that only 11 of those 17 made it past 18
Adriaan was born in 1866 and was the eldest of six years of age. Perhaps two of his most well-known
children. Not much is known about his childhood daughters are Maria Monica Laclé and Maria
upbringing or any of his earlier business ordeals, Veneranda Laclé, who went on to marry success-
but during his hay day he often helped people get ful brothers Eloy Arends and Maximilian Arends, re-
loans, was a well-established trader, and owned spectively. Their houses are still standing; Eloy and
several plots of land. In fact, he commissioned Maria Monica’s mansion functions as a townhall,
the construction of the famous La Quinta Car- used to host civil marriages, while Maximilian and
men manor—now a restaurant. Though he himself Maria Veneranda’s house stands on the opposite
never lived in the beautiful manor, his own house side of the road to them—though currently under
also reflected his success and good taste. Today renovation after years left in ruin. q
his house still stands in good condition and can be
found in the back streets of main street Oranjestad. Source: De Kolibrie op de Rots (en meer over de ge-
schiedenis van Aruba) by Evert Bongers.