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The Dutch East India Company's Spice Monopoly and the Massacre of the Banda Islands
In 1621, the Dutch East India Company (VOC) orchestrated a brutal massacre on the Banda Islands to secure a monopoly on nutmeg and mace. This episode explores the events leading up to the conquest, the systematic enslavement and murder of the Bandanese population, and the establishment of the perkeniersstelsel—a plantation system that transformed the islands into a company-run spice factory. We discuss Jan Pieterszoon Coen's ruthless policies, the role of hongi expeditions to enforce the monopoly, and the long-term impact on the region's demographics and ecology. The episode also…
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