portugal found a water route to asia fmot&Ig @AmerisLove
Venice did because all the trade routes went right through it. I don't know about Portugal.
The Dutch
After the seizure of Ambon in the Moloccas in 1605 and Banda Island in 1623, the Dutch secured the trade monopoly of the Spice Islands. A policy of the ruthless exploitation by 'divide and rule' tactics was carried out -
The moors vasco de gama discovered the spice after traveling to India
portugal found a water route to asia fmot&Ig @AmerisLove
Italy lost a monopoly
Venice did because all the trade routes went right through it. I don't know about Portugal.
Italy lost a monopoly
The Dutch
There was no water route to India. Italy have a monopoly on the spice trade because they had the only water route to India
Portugal
Magellan went to open the "Spice route" without damaging relations with Portugal.
It depends on the nation involved. In Spain and Portugal, is was mostly the Government. In the Dutch Republic and Britain it was their independent trading companies who had more or less - and often with a charter from their Government - a monopoly for the spice trade. And let's certainly not forget the benefits to local rulers in the East, who had a huge market opening to them.
After the seizure of Ambon in the Moloccas in 1605 and Banda Island in 1623, the Dutch secured the trade monopoly of the Spice Islands. A policy of the ruthless exploitation by 'divide and rule' tactics was carried out -
Le Spezie
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