Dutch West India Company
Dutch West India Company (Dutch: Geoctroyeerde Westindische Compagnie, Dutch pronunciation: [ɣəʔɔktroːˈjeːrdə ʋɛstˈɪndisə kɔmpɑˈɲi] or Dutch: GWIC; English: Chartered West India Company) was a chartered company (known as the "WIC") of Dutch merchants. Among its founding fathers was Willem Usselincx (1567–1647). On June 3, 1621, it was granted a charter for a trade monopoly in the West Indies (meaning the Caribbean) by the Republic of the Seven United Netherlands and given jurisdiction over the Atlantic slave trade, Brazil, the Caribbean, and North America. The area where the company could operate consisted of West Africa (between the Tropic of Cancer and the Cape of Good Hope) and the Americas, which included the Pacific Ocean and the eastern part of New Guinea. The intended purpose of the
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Dutch West India Company
Dutch West India Company (Dutch: Geoctroyeerde Westindische Compagnie, Dutch pronunciation: [ɣəʔɔktroːˈjeːrdə ʋɛstˈɪndisə kɔmpɑˈɲi] or Dutch: GWIC; English: Chartered West India Company) was a chartered company (known as the "WIC") of Dutch merchants. Among its founding fathers was Willem Usselincx (1567–1647). On June 3, 1621, it was granted a charter for a trade monopoly in the West Indies (meaning the Caribbean) by the Republic of the Seven United Netherlands and given jurisdiction over the Atlantic slave trade, Brazil, the Caribbean, and North America. The area where the company could operate consisted of West Africa (between the Tropic of Cancer and the Cape of Good Hope) and the Americas, which included the Pacific Ocean and the eastern part of New Guinea. The intended purpose of the
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A Companhia Holandesa das Índi ...... ste brasileiro no século XVII.
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De Geoctroyeerde West-Indische ...... erd afgeleid van de Republiek.
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Die Niederländische Westindien ...... en Handelsplätzen unterbinden.
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Dutch West India Company (Dutc ...... colonization of the Americas.
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Holenderska Kompania Zachodnio ...... blikę Zjednoczonych Prowincji.
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La Compagnia Olandese delle In ...... ompagnia di mercanti olandese.
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La Compagnie néerlandaise des ...... iété de marchands néerlandais.
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La Compañía Neerlandesa de las ...... entre los siglos XVII y XVIII.
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Голландская Вест-Индская компа ...... авлялась советом из 19 купцов.
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شركة الهند الغربية الهولندية ( ...... الاستعمار الهولندي للأمريكتين.
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The West India House on the He ...... s of the WIC from 1623 to 1647
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Amsterdam, Hoorn, Rotterdam, Groningen and Middelburg
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A Companhia Holandesa das Índi ...... ste brasileiro no século XVII.
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De Geoctroyeerde West-Indische ...... ositie van Spanje en Portugal
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Die Niederländische Westindien ...... en Handelsplätzen unterbinden.
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Dutch West India Company (Dutc ...... a. The intended purpose of the
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Holenderska Kompania Zachodnio ...... blikę Zjednoczonych Prowincji.
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La Compagnia Olandese delle In ...... ompagnia di mercanti olandese.
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La Compagnie néerlandaise des ...... iété de marchands néerlandais.
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La Compañía Neerlandesa de las ...... entre los siglos XVII y XVIII.
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Голландская Вест-Индская компа ...... авлялась советом из 19 купцов.
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شركة الهند الغربية الهولندية ( ...... الاستعمار الهولندي للأمريكتين.
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Compagnia olandese delle Indie occidentali
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Compagnie néerlandaise des Indes occidentales
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Companhia Holandesa das Índias Ocidentais
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Compañía Neerlandesa de las Indias Occidentales
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Dutch West India Company
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Holenderska Kompania Zachodnioindyjska
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Niederländische Westindien-Kompanie
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West-Indische Compagnie
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Голландская Вест-Индская компания
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شركة الهند الغربية الهولندية
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West-Indische Compagnie
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