W&M ScholarWorks Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects Theses, Dissertations, & Master Projects 1989 Merchants of Curacao in the early 18th century Nadia Francisca Brito College of William & Mary - Arts & Sciences Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.wm.edu/etd Part of the Caribbean Languages and Societies Commons, Economic History Commons, and the Social and Cultural Anthropology Commons Recommended Citation Brito, Nadia Francisca, "Merchants of Curacao in the early 18th century" (1989). Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects. Paper 1539625499. https://dx.doi.org/doi:10.21220/s2-b1z5-xg21 This Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by the Theses, Dissertations, & Master Projects at W&M ScholarWorks. It has been accepted for inclusion in Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects by an authorized administrator of W&M ScholarWorks. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. MERCHANTS OF CURACAO IN THE EARLY 18th CENTURY A Thesis Presented to The Faculty of the Department of Anthropology The College of William and Mary in Virginia In Partial Fulfillment Of The Requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts by Nadia F. Brito 1989 APPROVAL SHEET This thesis is submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts Approved, May 198 9 Nathan Altshuler IfrlAANhAK Norman F . Barka ______ UJAjX^ L.o->_P^A / Virginia Kerns TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS iv LIST OF TABLES v ABSTRACT vi INTRODUCTION 2 CHAPTER 1 9 Background: History and Society of Curacao