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VOC headquarters have been in Ambon for …
Years: 1619 - 1619
VOC headquarters have been in Ambon for the tenures of the first three Governor Generals (1610-1619), but it is not a satisfactory location.
Although it is at the center of the spice production areas, it is far from the Asian trade routes and other VOC areas of activity ranging from Africa to Japan.
A location in the west of the archipelago is thus sought; the Straits of Malacca are strategic, but have become dangerous following the Portuguese conquest.
Moreover, ...
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- Chinese Empire, Ming Dynasty
- Portugal, Habsburg (Philippine) Kingdom of
- Netherlands, United Provinces of the (Dutch Republic)
- East India Company, British (The Company of Merchants of London Trading into the East Indies)
- Dutch East India Company in Indonesia
- Dutch East India Company (Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie or VOC in Dutch, literally "United East Indies Company")
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Years: 1619 - 1619
Locations
Groups
- Chinese Empire, Ming Dynasty
- Portugal, Habsburg (Philippine) Kingdom of
- Netherlands, United Provinces of the (Dutch Republic)
- East India Company, British (The Company of Merchants of London Trading into the East Indies)
- Dutch East India Company in Indonesia
- Dutch East India Company (Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie or VOC in Dutch, literally "United East Indies Company")
Topics
Commodoties
Subjects
Regions
Subregions