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- Abstract:
- Are the beginnings of the Dutch expansion outside Europe to be viewed as war or commerce? In assessing the damage done by the Dutch to the various Iberian trade circuits in Asia and the Atlantic during the period between 1585 and 1609, this contribution shows that the Dutch actions against Spain and Portugal had virtually no effect. The Dutch—as well as the other Northwest European powers—could not seriously harm the Iberian expansion system. After 1620 this situation changed, but it remains remarkable that between 1500 and 1800 two expansion systems continued to co-exist in Asia, Africa and the New World.
- Os princípios da expansão holandesa fora da Europa devem ser vistos como guerra ou comércio? Ao avaliar o dano causado pelos holandeses sobre os vários circuitos comerciais Ibéricos na Ásia e no Atlântico durante o período entre 1585 e 1609, este contributo revela que as ações holandesas contra Espanha e Portugal tiveram, virtualmente, nenhum efeito. Os holandeses—tal como as outras potências do noroeste europeu—não poderiam severamente prejudicar o sistema de expansão ibérica. Após 1620, esta situação mudou, mas é notável que entre 1500 e 1800 dois sistemas de expansão tenham co-existido na Ásia, África e no Novo Mundo.
Citation
Emmer, Pieter C.,
"The First Global War: The Dutch versus Iberia in Asia, Africa and the New World, 1590-1609"
(2003).
e-Journal of Portuguese History.
Brown Digital Repository. Brown University Library.
https://doi.org/10.26300/23ns-db30
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e-Journal of Portuguese History
...The e-Journal of Portuguese History (e-JPH) (ISSN: 1645-6432) is an international peer-reviewed scholarly journal with the objective of providing publication of work on historical subjects, especially those concerning themes and topics of Portuguese history analyzed in a comparative perspective. It …