Saba & Saint Eustatius (BP 1)
T he countries, Saba and Saint Eustatius, are two out of three Caribbean Netherlands municipalities. The island of Saint Eustatius was discovered by Christopher Columbus on his 1498 voyage. Originally, Saint Eustatius was first colonized by the French and English in 1625. After their short 7 year reign, the Dutch had taken control of Saba and Saint Eustatius. However, the Dutch control had not become permanent. The island switched control roughly 10 times from 1664-1674. Eventually, the island would completely return to Dutch control. By 1828, Saint Eustatius and Saba would officially form a colony in the Dutch West Indies. In 1845, all the other Dutch dependencies in the region were placed under collective administration. By 1954, the dependencies became the Netherlands Antilles, with each land gaining local autonomy. However, In 2006, the people of Saint Eustatius, along with the other islands, agreed to dissolve the Netherlands Antilles. In 2010, the Netherlands Antilles off...
