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1510
1510
Portuguese seized the island of Goa -
1511
1511
Portuguese captured Malacca, Massacred Musslums -
1521
1521
Magellan claimed the archiplago -
1530
1530
Netherlands were part of the Holy Roman Empire, Wanted Independence -
1540
In less than 50 Years
Portuguese built a trading empire with military and Merchant outpost along with SE Asia -
1599
A dutch fleet returned to Amsterdam after a year with ships full of clothes, spices, and other goods -
1602
A group of wealthy men created a company called The East India Company -
1641
Dutch captured Malacca from Portuguese and opened trade with China -
1750
England and France were both rising in power -
1790
Britain used its great wealth to gain power -
1900
Dutch maintained an empire in Europe
