Dutch West India Company

Dutch chartered company responsible for trade and colonization in the New World (1621–1792)
Organization trading_company Q617066
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Dutch West India Company

Summary

Dutch West India Company is a trading company[1]. It draws 1,808 Wikipedia views per month (trading_company category, ranking #3 of 16).[2]

Key Facts

  • Dutch West India Company is in the country of Dutch Republic[3].
  • Dutch West India Company's instance of is recorded as trading company[4].
  • Dutch West India Company's founder is recorded as Willem Usselincx[5].
  • Dutch West India Company's founder is recorded as Joannes de Laet[6].
  • Dutch West India Company's headquarters location is recorded as West-Indisch Huis[7].
  • Dutch West India Company's flag is recorded as flag of the Dutch West India Company[8].
  • Dutch West India Company's Commons category is recorded as West-Indische Compagnie[9].
  • Dutch West India Company's industry is recorded as Atlantic slave trade[10].
  • Dutch West India Company's industry is recorded as trade[11].
  • Dutch West India Company's archives at is recorded as Dutch West India Company (Westindische Compagnie) Archives[12].
  • Dutch West India Company's archives at is recorded as Nationaal Archief[13].
  • Dutch West India Company comprises WIC chamber Maze[14].
  • Dutch West India Company comprises WIC chamber Noorderkwartier[15].
  • Dutch West India Company comprises WIC Chamber Stad en Lande[16].
  • Dutch West India Company comprises Chamber of the WIC in Zeeland[17].
  • Dutch West India Company comprises Chamber of the WIC in Amsterdam[18].
  • June 3, 1621 marks the founding of Dutch West India Company[19].
  • Dutch West India Company was dissolved in 1792[20].
  • Dutch West India Company's parent organization or unit is recorded as Dutch East India Company[21].
  • Dutch West India Company's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Dutch West India Company[22].
  • Dutch West India Company's product or material produced is recorded as SLC18A3[23].
  • Dutch West India Company's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[24].
  • Dutch West India Company's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[25].
  • Dutch West India Company's replaced by is recorded as Tweede Geoctroyeerde West-Indische compagnie[26].
  • Dutch West India Company's legal form is recorded as public company[27].

Body

Founding

Founders include Willem Usselincx[5] and Joannes de Laet[6]. June 3, 1621 marks the founding of Dutch West India Company[19].

Operations

Dutch West India Company's headquarters location is recorded as West-Indisch Huis[7]. Its parent organization or unit is recorded as Dutch East India Company[21].

Industry

Industries include Atlantic slave trade[10] and trade[11].

Ownership

Dutch West India Company's product or material produced is recorded as SLC18A3[23].

Dissolution

Dutch West India Company was dissolved in 1792[20].

Why It Matters

Dutch West India Company draws 1,808 Wikipedia views per month (trading_company category, ranking #3 of 16).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . Sociëteit van Suriname (book Karwan Fatah-Black). Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Sociëteit van Suriname (book Karwan Fatah-Black). Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Nationaal Archief. Retrieved . nationaalarchief.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Sociëteit van Suriname (book Karwan Fatah-Black). Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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