Jacob Curiel (merchant, born 1687)

Don Jacob Hisquiau de Curiel, or Jahacob Curiel of Curaçao (1687 - 20 March 1747) was a Dutch diplomat and merchant.
Curiel was born at Amsterdam to was Abraham Curiel (1662-1708), a Dutch merchant, and Ribca Franco da Silva (1661-1691). He was the great-grandson of Jacob Curiel, after whom he was named. He and his brother Solomon imported commodities (mostly tobacco) to the Netherlands and the rest of Europe.
Between 1741 and 1742, Curiel served as President of the Jewish Community of Curaçao and donated large sums to the building of the Curaçao synagogue, and to Hebrew and Dutch scholarship.
Family
Curiel married Ribca Mendes de Gama, daughter of Isaac Mendes de Gama, in February 1722. They had 8 children.
# Abraham Curiel
# Isaac Curiel
# Jeosuah Curiel
# Josseph Curiel
# Lea Curiel
# Moseh Curiel
# Sara Curiel
# Selomoh Curiel
Sara Curiel married Abraham Curiel, Solomon Curiel's son, and her first cousin.

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