Portuguese Colonial Companies

Last modified: 2005-08-26 by antonio martins
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Guinea company

The trading Guinea Company used a white flag with a big green potent cross. This company was a governative institution which had the task to look after the unloading, expecially of spices, to draw the king part and to fix the prices of the goods. Its name was: "Casa da Guiné", "Casa da Guiné e Mina" in 1482-83, "Casa da Índia e da Guiné" in 1499.
Mario Fabretto, 30 May 1997

Company of Grão Pará and Maranhão

The Company of Grão