Lagún is a village in the

Bandabou Bandabou (also: Band'abou) is a district of the island of Curaçao, a constituent of the Netherlands. It is one of the three districts in the island, and encompasses the north-western parts of the island. The district stretches from Grote Berg t ...

district of

Curaçao Curaçao, officially the Country of Curaçao, is a constituent island country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located in the southern Caribbean Sea (specifically the Dutch Caribbean region), about north of Venezuela. Curaçao includ ...

. It is located in the north-western part of the country, 30 km northwest of the capital

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. Lagún is a fishing village. Playa Lagun is located south of the village. The Tula Museum is located north of the village.

History

The name is probably related to a hidden

lagoon A lagoon is a shallow body of water separated from a larger body of water by a narrow landform, such as reefs, barrier islands, barrier peninsulas, or isthmuses. Lagoons are commonly divided into ''coastal lagoons'' (or ''barrier lagoons'') an ...

located about 500 metres from the village. The village was founded in the mid-19th century by

freed slave A freedman or freedwoman is a person who has been released from slavery, usually by legal means. Historically, slaves were freed by manumission (granted freedom by their owners), emancipation (granted freedom as part of a larger group), or self- ...

s. After the emancipation of 1863, other former slaves joined the villagers. The economy was mainly based on fishing and agriculture. Lagún is one of the four least populated zones of the island. Between 1992 and 2011, the population decreased by 37% with many emigrating to the Netherlands or moving to the urban area around Willemstad.

Tula Museum

The Tula Museum is located in the estate of the Plantation Knip. The museum has been named after Tula, a leader of the Curaçao Slave Revolt of 1795. The slave revolt started at the Plantation Knip and lasted almost two months. Tula was captured and executed. The museum tells the story about the life of the slaves, and the revolution of Tula. The current buildings date from the 1830s, and are in near original condition. Stables, sheds and

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are located near the estate. The estate has been declared a monument.

Notable people

* Tula (died 1795), slave and rebel leader

References

Bibliography

* {{commons category, position=left Bandabou Populated places in Curaçao