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The Dutch East India Company's Spice Monopoly: How Nutmeg Changed the World

5 min•10 juni 2026

In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore how the Dutch East India Company (VOC) built a global monopoly on nutmeg and other spices in the 17th century. They focus on the brutal conquest of the Banda Islands in 1621, where VOC governor Jan Pieterszoon Coen ordered the massacre or enslavement of nearly the entire indigenous population to secure control of nutmeg production. The conversation covers the VOC's use of contract farming (cultuurstelsel), the role of Amsterdam merchants, the rise of the spice trade from the Moluccas, and the lasting impact on European cuisine and colonial practices. They also touch on the VOC's joint-stock model and its influence on modern corporations. The episode includes the required donation segment around the 25% mark.

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