Curiel traded in commodities, such as cacao, tobacco, cotton, and port wine, between Africa, the Americas, and Europe, often with partners.
[2] He was also active in the slave trade,[2] a market in Curaçao that was dominated by non-Jewish traders.
During one Hebrew calendar year, starting in 1741 and ending in 1742, Curiel served as president.
He donated large sums to the building of the Curaçao synagogue, and to Hebrew and Dutch scholarship.
They had eight children: Abraham, Isaac, Jeosuah, Josseph, Lea, Moseh, Sara, and Selomoh.