Company of the Indies

Whereas the Spain and the Portugal had reserved the exploitation of the America following the discoveries of Christophe Colomb throughout the 16th century; at the 17th century, the European powers began in a competition baited to constitute the greatest colonial empires which can feed to them Capitalisme incipient while consolidating the power from the nations.

Under the term " mythique" from the Indies, one then counted all the new territories which could be reached by taking the road of the east (the Eastern Indies) and those which one joined by the road of the west (the Western Indies).

the first instrument of the European domination

common features of these companies

  • translation of the theories mercantilists
  • the use of the monopoly
  • the public action delegated to the private structures
  • the implementation of the joint stock companies

impact of their action on Europe

  • the creation of the European colonial empires
  • the competition Country-Low-England
  • the competition France-England
  • domination of the English trade

impact on the dominated companies

  • work missionary and commercial reality
  • the first globalisation
  • the slavery and the control of the companies

Companies of the Eastern Indies

East India Company (Company of the Eastern Indies)

Born in 1600, England (Great Britain then the United Kingdom) See Leitartikel: English Company of the Eastern Indies

Vereenigde Oostindische Company (VOC)

Created in 1602, in the Plain Provinces (Netherlands)

See Leitartikel: Dutch Company of the Eastern Indies

The Company of the Eastern Indies (Indian Ocean)

Constituted in France by Colbert in 1664 See Leitartikel: French Company of the Eastern Indies

Svenska Ostindiska Companiet (SOIC)

Sweden creates this commercial company in 1731

See Leitartikel: Swedish Company of the Eastern Indies

Companies of the Western Indies

West-Indische Company (WIC)

See Leitartikel: Dutch Company of the Western Indies

The Company of the Western Indies (Americas)

See Leitartikel: French Company of the Western Indies

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