Otrobanda in Willemstad, Curaçao, Dutch Caribbean — Caribbean (Dutch Caribbean)

Freedom Monument

Photographed by Pete Skillman, February 25, 2025

1. Freedom Monument Marker

Inscription.
(Outer Wall):

Tula
Manuel Piar
Felix Chacuto
Wilson Godett
Luis Brion
dr. Moises da Costa Gomez
mgr. dr. Amado Romer

(Central Plaque):

(Papiamento):
Gobierno di Curacao a entrega e monumento aki na pueblo komo simbold di un pueblo renasi ku ta uni forsa pa krea un komunidat nobo a base di union i armonia

1 di Yuli 1963 Mr. Dr. M. F. da Costa Gomez

(English Translation):
The Government of Curacao has handed over this monument to the people as a symbol of a reborn people who join forces to create a new community based on union and harmony

1 July 1963 Mr. Dr. M. F. da Costa Gomez

Erected 1963.

Topics. This historical marker and monument is listed in these topic lists: Abolition & Underground RR • Heroes.

Location. 12° 6.478′ N, 68° 56.873′ W. Marker is in Willemstad, Curaçao (Curaçao). It is in Otrobanda. It is on John F. Kennedy Boulevard, in the median. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: John F Kennedy Boulevard 31, Willemstad, Curaçao, Dutch Caribbean. Touch for directions.

Regionally, it is one of the Lesser Antilles

on the Caribbean Sea,

in in the Atlantic Ocean,

and in North America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Tula Freedom Monument (about 120 meters away, measured

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in a direct line); Free at Last (about 120 meters away); Tula's Rehabilitation Monument (about 120 meters away); Tribute to the Martyrs of 1795 (about 120 meters away); Population (approx. 0.9 kilometers away); Language (approx. one kilometer away); Molenplein 12-19 (approx. 1.2 kilometers away); Punda and Otrobanda (approx. 1.2 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Willemstad.

More about this marker. This marker is a monument to several notable figures in the history of Curacao.

Freedom Monument - wide view image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Pete Skillman, February 25, 2025

2. Freedom Monument - wide view

Credits. This page was last revised on February 9, 2026. It was originally submitted on February 9, 2026, by Pete Skillman of Townsend, Delaware. This page has been viewed 33 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 9, 2026, by Pete Skillman of Townsend, Delaware.