The Dutch took control of the spice trade from the Portugese in the fifteenth century.
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they used to do Spices but then the Portuguese took over more specifically Alfonso de Albuquerque invaded the place with his cousin and tried to take over the spice trade.
The Portuguese made use of naval technology by using their superior seamen, ships and guns to destroy the Muslim fleet, who controlled the spice trade, and took it over for themselves.
No one took control. It was an all south trade with slave markets.
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When the Spanish and the Portuguese to control they took the indigenous people as slaves.
they took control of silk road
The transatlantic slave trade began in the 15th century. The Portuguese started exploring the coast of West Africa and they took the slaves to their colonies and other places.