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40
within about 50 years
Spain had conquered and colonized the Philippine islands -
1500
most of 1500
Portugal controlled spice trade between Europe and Asia -
1500
early 1500
nether lands was part of holy roman empire, later protestant northern provinces what indepence. -
1510
1510
The Portuguese seized the island of Goa, make a military/ commercial base. -
1511
1511
Portugal takes Island of Malacca under Albuquerque -
1521
1521
Magellan had claimed the archipelago (the Philippines) for Spain. -
1526
1526
Mugal empires started and 200 years now it was peaceful, portugals and strong. -
1540
1510-1560
Portuguese built trading empire in South East Asia -
1550
less than 50 years
Portuguese built a trading empire with military and merchant out post -
1599
Dutch return w/ships from Asia leading to an increase in overseas trade -
1602
A group of weathly Dutch merchants formed the Dutch East India company. -
1641
Dutch captured Malacca form the Portuguese and opened trade with china -
mid 1700
The britsh and the French had become locked in a bitter struggle -
late 1700
Britan has used its great wealth to donate mud of India -
in the late 1700
The growing power of England and France contributed to the decline of the Dutch trading empire in the East. -
1900
The Dutch maintained an empire in India