Geoctroyeerde Westindische Compagnie

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:merchant
historical company
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Dutch_West_India_Company
gptkbp:awardedBy gptkb:States_General_of_the_Netherlands
gptkbp:businessModel gptkb:company
gptkbp:charterRenewed 1674
gptkbp:country gptkb:Dutch_Republic
gptkbp:dissolved 1792
gptkbp:founded 1621
gptkbp:headquartersLocation gptkb:Amsterdam
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Geoctroyeerde Westindische Compagnie
gptkbp:industry gptkb:colonialism
trade
slave trade
gptkbp:language Dutch
gptkbp:logo gptkb:WIC_monogram
gptkbp:monopolyOn gptkb:Atlantic_slave_trade
fur trade
sugar trade
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Battle_of_Matanzas_Bay_(1628)
gptkb:capture_of_Recife_(1630)
gptkb:capture_of_Salvador_(1624)
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:Dutch_Brazil
gptkb:Aruba
gptkb:Bonaire
gptkb:Curaçao
gptkb:Saint_Croix
gptkb:Saint_Martin
gptkb:Sint_Eustatius
gptkb:Suriname
gptkb:New_Netherland
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Piet_Hein
gptkb:Willem_Usselincx
gptkb:Johan_Maurits_van_Nassau-Siegen
gptkb:Peter_Stuyvesant
gptkbp:notableShip gptkb:Gelderland
gptkb:Nieu_Nederlandt
gptkb:Walvis
gptkb:Zwaan
gptkbp:operatesIn gptkb:Americas
gptkb:Caribbean
gptkb:West_Africa
gptkbp:parentOrganization gptkb:States_General_of_the_Netherlands
gptkbp:purpose gptkb:colonialism
slave trade
privateering
monopoly on Dutch trade in the Americas and West Africa
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Vereenigde_Oostindische_Compagnie
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Society_of_Suriname
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Dutch_West_India_Company
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5