Casa da Guiné
Appearance
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Industry | International trade |
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Founded | 1482 |
Defunct | 1503 |
Fate | Dissolved |
Successor | Casa da Índia |
Headquarters | , |
Area served | Portuguese Empire |
Key people | Manuel I of Portugal |
The Company of Guinea was an official Portuguese governing institution whose task was to deal with spices imported during the Age of Discovery. It was called Casa da Guiné (House of Guinea), Casa da Guiné e Mina from 1482 to 1483 and Casa da Índia e da Guiné in 1499, or simply Casa da Índia. It monitored and enforced the Crown's monopoly, coordinated voyages, maintained warehouses, fixed prices, and performed other roles associated with the Spice trade.
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Categories:
- History of Guinea-Bissau
- Portuguese Empire
- Chartered companies
- Defunct companies of Portugal
- 1482 establishments in the Portuguese Empire
- 1503 disestablishments in Portugal
- Companies established in the 15th century
- Organizations established in the 1480s
- Companies disestablished in the 16th century
- Organizations disestablished in the 1500s
- Guinea-Bissau stubs