42 years
There is two trade in Lisbon Portugal's capital. The Europe's center triangular trade between China and Japan which made it an important center.
Arabs
Portugal lost control of the spice trade because of the Netherlands keeping them out of some of the best ports for spices.
The moors vasco de gama discovered the spice after traveling to India
Outposts used the cities they seized on the east coast of Africa to resupply and repair thier ships. For most of the 1500s, Portugal controlled the spice trade between Europe ans Asia.
The british and definately not the spanish
spice trade was controlled from europ to china and beyond by sea and ground.
by seized both port of Malacca and Valuable Spice Islands from Portugal.
by seized both port of Malacca and Valuable Spice Islands from Portugal.
by seized both port of Malacca and Valuable Spice Islands from Portugal.
by seized both port of Malacca and Valuable Spice Islands from Portugal.
by seized both port of Malacca and Valuable Spice Islands from Portugal.