Spice Trade By IsaacBryson Period: 1500 to 1530 Dutch are part of Holy Roman Empire and want independence 1510 Portugal takes Goa for a military/commercial base Period: 1510 to 1560 Portugal builds a trading empire Period: 1510 to 1600 Portugal controls European-Asian spice trade 1511 Portugal under Albuquerque takes Malacca 1521 Magellan claims Philippines for Spain Spain takes Philippines in about 50 years 1526 Mughal Empire begins a 200 year reign Affonso I writes complaint to John III 1599 Dutch return from Asia 1602 Dutch East India Company is formed 1641 Dutch capture Malacca and trade with China Period: 1740 to 1760 England and France weaken Dutch empire Period: 1770 to 1800 England and France are locked in a struggle for power England Dominates India 1900 Dutch still have power in Indonesia
