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Episode CVII - 108 - One good day in Curaçao

It was during the year of of Oran at dusk and board- reunite again with his fa-
1763 that the Fiscal of Noord ed a ship full of people ther. Anastacio had arrived
Miguel Alvarez, sailed a lot ready to be sent to the new to La Guajira where the
between the islands and continent. Many people priest Francisco bought his
the mainland. During one died during the long march freedom and gave him a
of his trips to Curacao, ap- ”. Crisostomo was shipped place to live in the monas-
proaching the slave place, to Curacao. Crisostomo's tery in Caracas. A year af-
he saw one man who was story reached Catholic ter Crisostomo and his son
in dire healty conditions. priest Pedro Ramirez who Anastacio were living in
Alvarez had convinced lived in Caracas and oc- Aruba a ship sailing out of
the slave master to let the casionally visited Aruba. Maracaibo en route to the
slave go for a few ounces Since he understood some Dominican Republic, ran
of gold, since he is not go- time, he learned some Many times the sad memo- French, he could figure aground in the South West-
ing to make it in those con- Spanish and was able to ries made Crisostomo cry. out where or what exactly ern part of the island. Peo-
ditions. tell something about his life. Crisostomo said, “They happened to Crisostomo`s ple of Noord came over
Crisostomo was originally treated us worse than ani- son and wife. The following to give assistance. Among
The aruban Fiscal took him from Algeria in North Africa. mals, women and children year Father Pedro Ramirez the passengers was certain
over to a friend’s house in His parents died when he separated from men. It wrote a letter to Crisos- Mr. Morales, a Colombian
Willemstad-Curacao. Here was very young and that could count more than two tomo, telling him that in gentleman, together with
they took care of him for to they were Christians, re- hundred people, captives, Caracas he had found his his family and two servants.
be fit to sail over to Aruba. ceived a Catholic educa- merchants, and hundreds son Anastacio and that he They all were taken to the
Upon arriving in Aruba, Fis- tion and that he has been of camels. We arrived on would send him by ship to town of Noord. One of the
cal Alvarez, a native Aru- married to a good woman the outskirts of the port city Aruba so that they could servants who were travel-
ban converted to chatoli- named Elena Petronilia ing with the Mr. Morales
sism, told his fellow men and together lived happily and family was Crisosto-
that he had bought this in Algeria for 14 years. They mo’s wife and Anastacio’s
mans freedom since he had five children but four mother Helena Petronilia.
was impressed and over- of them died when they
welmed with compasion were very young and only To get to know more over
when he say the way this one Anastacio was alive Aruba’s and its origins, its
man preformed the sign when tragedy struck. One animals and culture, we
of the holy cross, the same sad day, Arabs slave trad- highly recommend you to
way we do it he said. His ers came to his small town. book your visit for our re-
name was Crisostomo and They broke into his house. nowned cultural encounter
he was free again in the They destroyed everything session has been entertain-
Aruba town of Noord. Over in it and put them in chains. ing curious participants for
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