1565 - 1599
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| First Name |
Cornelis
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| Middle Name |
De
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| Last Name |
Houtman
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| Birthday |
2nd April, 1565
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| Birthplace |
Gouda, Seventeen Provinces
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| Died |
1599
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| Place of Death |
Sultanate of Aceh, East Indies
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| Zodiac Sign |
Aries
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| Nationality |
Dutch
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| Occupation Text |
Explorer
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| Occupation |
Explorer
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Cornelis de Houtman (2 April 1565 – 1 September 1599) was a Dutch merchant seaman who commanded the first Dutch expedition to the East Indies. Although the voyage was difficult and yielded only a modest profit, Houtman showed that the Portuguese monopoly on the spice trade was vulnerable. A flurry of Dutch trading voyages followed, eventually leading to the displacement of the Portuguese and the establishment of a Dutch monopoly on spice trading in the East Indies.
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