▁help ▁of ▁the ▁slaves , ▁the ▁political ▁program ▁of ▁the ▁República ▁Bor ic ua , ▁inspired ▁on ▁European ▁Republican ▁Ide als , ▁it ▁did ▁not ▁include ▁the ▁em an cip ation ▁of ▁the ▁slaves . ▁ ▁While ▁Duc oud ray ▁Hol stein ▁was ▁in ▁C ura ça o ▁he ▁was ▁visited ▁by ▁numerous ▁men ▁including : ▁A . ▁Mat tei ▁( “ M att he y ” ), ▁a ▁business man ▁of ▁French ▁origin ▁with ▁connections ▁in ▁Puerto ▁Rico , ▁George ▁Cur iel ▁a ▁Jewish ▁business man ▁established ▁before hand ▁in ▁Saint ▁Thomas ▁who ▁in ▁ 1 8 1 9 ▁would ▁return ▁to ▁his ▁native ▁C ura ça o , ▁a ▁sail or ▁whose ▁surname ▁was ▁Bou y et , ▁believed ▁to ▁be ▁Juan ▁B aut ista ▁Bu y é , ▁a ▁cont rab and ist ▁of ▁French ▁origin ▁and ▁a ▁collabor ator ▁of ▁Roberto ▁C of res í ▁( a ▁beach ▁in ▁Cab o ▁Ro jo ▁be ars ▁his ▁name ). ▁Duc oud ray ▁also ▁social ized ▁with ▁a ▁lawyer ▁from ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁called ▁Bapt iste ▁Ir v ine , ▁and ▁editor ▁for ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Columb ian , ▁who ▁would ▁later ▁be ▁a ▁diplom atic ▁agent ▁of ▁the ▁US ▁in ▁Chile . ▁Ir v ine ▁maintained ▁contacts ▁in ▁C ura ça o ▁with ▁Marc ow , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁Marc ov ich ▁brothers ▁and ▁imm igr ant ▁sail ors ▁from ▁R ag usa , ▁Y ug oslav ia , ▁who ▁also ▁res ided ▁in ▁C ura ça o . ▁