Casa da Guiné
Appearance
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![]() Flag used by the Casa da Guiné. | |
Industry | International trade |
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Founded | 1443 |
Defunct | 1503 |
Fate | Dissolved |
Successor | Casa da Índia |
Headquarters | , |
Area served | Portuguese Empire |
Key people | Manuel I of Portugal |
TheCasa da Guiné(English:House of Guinea), later known as theCasa da Guiné e Minaand also referred to as thePortuguese Guinea Company,was astate-runPortuguese commercial institution, tasked with the management of thePortuguese Empire's economic interests and colonization inWest Africa,particularly on theGulf of Guinea,on theGold Coast,and on theSlave Coast.
History
[edit]Founded in 1443, during theAge of Discoveries,under the auspices ofPrince Henry the Navigator,the Casa da Guiné would later be absorbed into theCasa da Índiain 1503.
Operations
[edit]It monitored and enforced the Crown's monopoly, coordinated voyages, maintained warehouses, fixed prices, and performed other roles associated with theSpice trade.
See also
[edit]- Casa da Índia
- Portuguese Guinea
- Mozambique Company
- Portuguese Empire
- List of Portuguese chartered companies
References
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Categories:
- Portuguese Guinea
- Portuguese Empire
- Chartered companies
- Defunct companies of Portugal
- 1482 establishments in the Portuguese Empire
- 1503 disestablishments in Portugal
- 1503 disestablishments
- 16th-century mergers and acquisitions
- Companies established in the 15th century
- Organizations established in the 1480s
- Companies disestablished in the 16th century
- Organizations disestablished in the 1500s
- Monarchy and money
- Guinea-Bissau stubs