Nicolás Maduro (foto threadreaderapp.com) The crypto lineage of Venezuelan ruler Nicolás Maduro (1) This thread will explore the crypto lineage of Venezuelan ruler Nicolás Maduro. The dictator is descended from the Maduros of Curaçao (connected to the Dutch West India Company) who previously settled in Holland and earlier Portugal. Lets dig in. (2) While tracing A line of Rabbinic scholars I came across the name Maduro several times in Curaçao and Aruba. Curaçao & Aruba are very close to Venezuela; so I wondered was there A connection to Nicholas Maduro? …Sure enough Ethnic Celebs lists David Maduro as his Grandfather. Etnicelebs about Nicolás Maduro (foto threadreaderapp.com) (3) So who are these Maduros and what were they doing in Curaçao & Aruba? The Dutch West Indies produced sugar and imported slaves. The land was less conducive to plantations than surrounding islands so Curaçao became specialized in the importation of African slaves. The Jews in the Dutch West Indies (1) (foto The Saba Islander) (4) Many early inhabitants of Curaçao were Jevvish. Some early settlers were religious refugees who fled the Iberian Peninsula during the 1492 Inquisition. Many of these refugees moved from Spain and Portugal to religiously tolerant Amsterdam before arriving … Meer lezen over Macro Artist – The crypto lineage of Venezuelan ruler Nicolás Maduro