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The company's first captain-major, Antonio de Barros
Bezerra, served for four years before being arrested for corruption and illegal trade with foreign ships, but was acquitted. Although it served as a prominent middleman in coastal trade, the company was never able to establish the true monopoly
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in the area. The Cape Verde residents had a large degree of autonomy, with the only exception of being prohibited to deal with foreigners. Such amends to the company's regulations were mainly the doing of Cape Verde governor at the time,
67:, but it was unsuccessful. After years of bureaucratic debates, the Portuguese monarchy established the Company of Cacheu and Rivers and Commerce of Guinea in 1675. Its privileges were confirmed on May 19, 1676 by Prince Regent
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had envisioned upon its creation, and it ceased activities in 1682, being succeeded by the
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A page from the
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278:Company of Merchant Adventurers to New Lands
184:"Cacheu: Historical Background and Urbanism"
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16:Portuguese colonial company in West Africa
870:Companies established in the 17th century
273:Company of Merchant Adventurers of London
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59:Plans for Portugal to set up a new
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160:de Figueiredo Marcos, Rui (2004).
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462:Company of One Hundred Associates
25:and Rivers and Commerce of Guinea
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703:Royal Company of the Philippines
451:Compagnie des Îles de l'Amérique
194:from the original on 2020-10-01.
590:Pernambuco and Paraíba Company
560:Grão Pará and Maranhão Company
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860:Defunct companies of Portugal
698:Guipuzcoan Company of Caracas
550:Cacheu and Cape Verde Company
258:British American Land Company
112:Cacheu and Cape Verde Company
248:African Company of Merchants
500:Brandenburg African Company
293:Eastern Archipelago Company
263:British East Africa Company
137:Rodney, Walter (May 1966).
99:that it and the Portuguese
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845:Economic history of Guinea
741:Swedish West India Company
726:Swedish East India Company
670:Compagnie van De Moucheron
423:Virginia Company of London
328:London and Bristol Company
35:company. It succeeded the
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781:Danish West India Company
776:Danish East India Company
693:Barcelona Trading Company
373:Royal West Indian Company
353:Providence Island Company
333:Massachusetts Bay Company
804:Russian-American Company
660:Dutch West India Company
630:Dutch East India Company
393:South Australian Company
444:Compagnie de l'Occident
771:Danish Asiatic Company
759:Danish African Company
731:Swedish Levant Company
721:Swedish Africa Company
645:New Netherland Company
613:Australische Compagnie
850:Portuguese Cape Verde
736:Swedish South Company
625:Brabantsche Compagnie
358:Royal African Company
520:West African Company
457:Company of Habitants
388:Somers Isles Company
383:Sierra Leone Company
378:South Africa Company
348:North Borneo Company
318:Hudson's Bay Company
101:Conselho Ultramarino
86:João Cardoso Pissaro
43:, and slaves in the
37:Guinea Coast Company
865:1675 establishments
855:Chartered companies
665:Compagnie van Verre
650:Noordsche Compagnie
505:East Africa Company
472:Mississippi Company
368:Royal Niger Company
343:New Zealand Company
283:Company of Scotland
232:Chartered companies
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33:Portuguese colonial
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555:East India Company
515:New Guinea Company
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308:Greenland Company
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