Virginia Demetricia (Aruba, December 22, 1842 - after 1867) was an Aruban woman who rebelled against slavery. She was born enslaved on a plantation in...

situated inland, north of Oranjestad in San Barbola, birthplace of Virginia Demetricia. The township Savaneta actually originated from a governmental plantation...

slavery several times despite her claims to be a free white woman. Virginia Demetricia (1842–after 1867), an enslaved Aruban known as a heroin of resistance...