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Portuguese East India Company

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Founders Philip IV of Spain
FoundedAugust 1628
HeadquartersRibeira Palace
Lisbon
Portugal
SuccessorCasa da Índia
Ceased operations 1633
Date of Reg.
Date of Upd.
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About Portuguese East India Company


The Portuguese East India Company was a short-lived ill-fated attempt by Philip III of Portugal to create a national chartered company to look after interests in Portuguese India in the face of encroachment by the Dutch and English following the personal union of the Portuguese and Spanish Crowns.

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