Casa da Guiné
1443–1503 Portuguese colonial commercial institution
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| Industry | International trade |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1443 |
| Defunct | 1503 (1503) |
| Fate | Dissolved |
| Successor | Casa da Índia |
| Headquarters | Lisbon , Kingdom of Portugal |
Area served | Portuguese Empire |
Key people | Manuel I of Portugal |
The Casa da Guiné (English: House of Guinea), later known as the Casa da Guiné e Mina and also referred to as the Portuguese Guinea Company, was a state-run Portuguese commercial institution, tasked with the management of the Portuguese Empire's economic interests and colonization in West Africa, particularly on the Gulf of Guinea, on the Gold Coast, and on the Slave Coast.
History
Founded in 1443, during the Age of Discoveries, under the auspices of Prince Henry the Navigator, the Casa da Guiné would later be absorbed into the Casa da Índia in 1503.
Operations
It monitored and enforced the Crown's monopoly, coordinated voyages, maintained warehouses, fixed prices, and performed other roles associated with the Spice trade.
See also
- Casa da Índia
- Portuguese Guinea
- Mozambique Company
- Portuguese Empire
- List of Portuguese chartered companies [pt]
References
- Company of Guinea on the FOTW
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- Eastern Archipelago Company
- Eastland Company
- French Company
- Greenland Company
- Guinea Company
- Hudson's Bay Company
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- London and Bristol Company
- Massachusetts Bay Company
- Muscovy Company
- New Zealand Company
- North Borneo Company
- Providence Island Company
- Royal African Company
- Royal British Bank
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- Royal West Indian Company
- South Africa Company
- Sierra Leone Company
- Somers Isles Company
- South Australian Company
- South Sea Company
- Spanish Company
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- East India Company
- Grão Pará and Maranhão Company
- Company of Guinea
- House of India
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- Zambezia Company
- Niassa Company
- Pernambuco and Paraíba Company [pt]
Low Countries
- Danish African Company [da]
- Danish Asia Company
- Danish East India Company
- Danish West India Company
- Royal Greenland Trading Department
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