The Aravidu Dynasty of Vijayanagara, Vol. I v1.c27.19

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3. Up to the year 1587, the monopoly of Portuguese commerce had rested with the Government; but in this year the whole trade was handed over to a newly established company called 'Companhia Portugueza das Indias Orientaes', a definite step towards the 'Comercial Company', 'Companhia do Comercio', which was created in 1630 2. This new organization was intended to meet the fresh needs which were beginning to face Portuguese trade in the eastern seas.