History and Memory

Albert Kikkert The Ceres, And The Prisoners Who Did Not All Arrive Alive

What naval records reveal about prisoner deaths, hangings at sea, and command responsibility aboard the Dutch warship Ceres during Curaçao's 1795 freedom struggle under Captain Albert Kikkert.

Jean-Baptiste Tierce Cadet: Why Was He Left Between The Dots?

Jean-Baptiste Tierce Cadet connected Curaçao to Guadeloupe, Saint-Domingue, and the revolutionaries of Venezuela, yet history separated him from everyone he knew. Why was he left between the dots?

From Tula to Piar

Tula, Manuel Carlos Piar, and Luis Brion are not three separate stories — they are three chapters of one Curaçaoan contribution to the Atlantic Age of Freedom. Explore the connections history has long kept apart.

What If We Discover the Monster Albert Kikkert Was in 1795?

Albert Kikkert wore medals and commanded a frigate, but who was he when enslaved people rose for their freedom in 1795? A deep investigation into the man behind the uniform.

17 August 1795 Curaçao’s Struggle to Recover Freedom

On 17 August 1795, people held in slavery on Curaçao's plantation Knip rose up under Tula to reclaim their freedom. Explore the true history behind this pivotal moment in Caribbean resistance.