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