Spice trade centered on the Banda Islands and the Moluccas (16th–17th centuries)

1. Treaty of Tordesillas divides Atlantic spheres

   Jun 7, 1494Labels: Spain, Portugal, Treaty of

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2. Portuguese seize Malacca to control spice routes

   Aug 15, 1511Labels: Portugal, Malacca, Afonso de

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3. António de Abreu expedition reaches Spice Islands

   Nov 1, 1511Labels: Ant nio, Banda Islands, Moluccas

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4. Magellan–Elcano expedition returns with spice cargo

   Sep 6, 1522Labels: Magellan Elcano, Victoria, Moluccas

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5. Treaty of Zaragoza settles Iberian claims in Asia

   Apr 22, 1529Labels: Treaty of, Spain, Portugal

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6. Dutch make sustained trade contact in Banda

   Mar 1, 1599Labels: Dutch Republic, Banda Islands

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7. English East India Company chartered

   Dec 31, 1600Labels: English East, Queen Elizabeth

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8. Dutch East India Company (VOC) founded

   Mar 20, 1602Labels: Dutch East, VOC

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9. Fort Nassau completed on Banda Neira

   Jan 1, 1609Labels: Fort Nassau, Banda Neira

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10. VOC establishes Batavia as Asian headquarters

    Jan 1, 1619Labels: Batavia, VOC, Jayakarta

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11. Coen’s Banda campaign culminates in mass killings

    Mar 11, 1621Labels: Jan Pieterszoon, Banda Islands

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12. Amboyna incident escalates Anglo-Dutch rivalry

    Feb 1, 1623Labels: Amboyna incident, English East, Dutch authorities

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13. Treaty of Breda confirms Dutch hold on Run

    Jul 31, 1667Labels: Treaty of, Pulo Run

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