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European Footholds in South and Southeast Asia

European Footholds in South and Southeast Asia. Chapter 2 Section 3 Objectives Summarize how Portugal built a trading empire in South and Southeast Asia Analyze the rise of Dutch and Spanish dominance in the region. I. The Portuguese Empire. Afonso de Albuquerque Portuguese Sailor

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European Footholds in South and Southeast Asia

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  1. European Footholds in South and Southeast Asia Chapter 2 Section 3 Objectives Summarize how Portugal built a trading empire in South and Southeast Asia Analyze the rise of Dutch and Spanish dominance in the region

  2. I. The Portuguese Empire • Afonso de Albuquerque • Portuguese Sailor • Conquered and established the Portuguese colonial empire in the Indian ocean • Wanted to end Muslim rule in Southeast Asia • Malacca • Taken in 1511 • Massacred the city’s Muslims • Turned into the Spice Trading Center • Controlled by Portugal for most of the 1500’s • Portugal lacked resources to really expand on their empire

  3. II. The Rise of the Dutch • 1599 • The Dutch return home with spices • This led to mass numbers of oversea activities for the Dutch • 1602 • Dutch East India Co. • Created to rival the Portuguese • They had full sovereign powers • Build armies • Wage war • Negotiate treaties • Govern territory • 1641 • The Dutch capture Malacca • Establish a Monopoly on the Spice Islands

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