Casa da Guiné
Appearance
Industry | International trade |
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Founded | 1482 |
Defunct | 1503 |
Fate | Dissolved |
Successor | Casa da Índia |
Headquarters | , |
Area served | Portuguese Empire |
Key people | Manuel I of Portugal |
The Company of Guinea was a Portuguese governative institution whose task was to deal with the spices and to fix the prices of the goods. It was called Casa da Guiné (House of Guinea), Casa da Guiné e Mina from 1482 to 1483 and Casa da Índia e da Guiné in 1499, or simply Casa da Índia.