Early Modern Period
Cheap Nutmeg Broke the Portuguese Empire
A single spice trade monopoly made Portugal richer than Spain—until one stubborn Dutch merchant figured out how to grow nutmeg anywhere.
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Download on the App StorePortuguese EmpireDutch East India CompanyIndonesian ArchipelagoEarly Modern PeriodColonial EconomicsSpice TradeMonopoliesAgricultural WarfareEconomic CollapseDutch Golden AgeJan Pieterszoon Coen16th Century17th Century
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