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Bèto Adriana
Eduardo “Bèto” Adriana (29 July 1925 – 10 April 1997) was a sportsman who represented the Netherlands Antilles at the Olympics. At the 1960 Summer Olympics he competed in the weightlifting competition and at the 1972 Summer Olympics he competed in the sports shooting. In weightlifting, he won three bronze medals at the Pan American Games from 1955 to 1963. He also finished fifth in the shot put competition at the 1955 Pan American Games The 1955 Pan American Games, officially known as II Pan American Games () and commonly known as Mexico 1955 (), opened on March 12, 1955, at University Stadium in Mexico City, Mexico, in front of a capacity crowd of 100,000 spectators. A total .... References External links * 1925 births 1997 deaths Dutch Antillean male sport shooters Dutch Antillean male weightlifters Competitors at the 1946 Central American and Caribbean Games Competitors at the 1950 Central American and Caribbean Games Competitors at the 1954 C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Otrobanda
Otrobanda is one of the historic quarters of Willemstad, located at the southwest side of the city, in Curaçao, a Lesser Antilles island in the Dutch Caribbean. Otrobanda was founded in 1707, and has been designated a Unesco World Heritage Site. History Otrobanda was founded in 1707 as a suburb of Willemstad on the other side of the Sint Anna Bay. Otrobanda was often referred to as the Spanish side, and Punda and Pietermaai were called the Holland side. In 1752, In 1816, the population of Otrobanda was 2,527 people. In 1856, the Sint-Elisabeth Hospital, the first hospital of the country, was opened in Otrobanda. In 2019, it was replaced by Curaçao Medical Center which was built next to the old hospital. The Basilica of St. Anne, Willemstad, Basilica of St. Anne was built as the first Roman Catholic church on the island. The district saw a rapid population increase up in the early 19th century when the once walled city of Willemstad became overpopulated. Otrobanda was connected t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Central American And Caribbean Games Gold Medalists For The Netherlands Antilles
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