By being the first to discover the sea routes to south-East Asia and because of that, being the first to establish trade contacts with the local rulers there.
By being the first to discover the sea routes to south-East Asia and because of that, being the first to establish trade contacts with the local rulers there.
By being the first to discover the sea routes to south-East Asia and because of that, being the first to establish trade contacts with the local rulers there.
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By being the first to discover the sea routes to south-East Asia and because of that, being the first to establish trade contacts with the local rulers there.
100 years
military force
Dutch
Portugal lost control of the spice trade because of the Netherlands keeping them out of some of the best ports for spices.
Portuguese, Dutch then English
The Dutch And to a lesser degree the English.
Control of trade by Congress would hurt their economy.