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Nov 7, 1568
Cause of the golden are
In 1568, the Seven Provinces that later signed the Union of Utrecht (Dutch: Unie van Utrecht) which started a rebellion against Philip II of Spain that led to the Eighty Years' War. -
turning point
Antwerp fell on August 17, 1585 after a siege, and the division between the Northern and Southern Netherlands (the latter mostly modern Belgium) was established. -
The start of trading company
the Dutch East India Company (Dutch: Vereenigde Oost-Indische Compagnie, abbreviated as VOC). It was granted a charter for a trade monopoly in the West Indies (meaning the Caribbean) -
The golden era.
The company was initially relatively successful; in the 1620s and 1630s, many trade posts and colonies were established. 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. -
eliminating the competition
The intended purpose of the charter was to eliminate competition, particularly Spanish or Portuguese, between the various trading posts established by the merchants. -
The past got to them
The war in brazil was costing the company to much and with all of the other wars that are going on.