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Antwerp

Antwerp is a port city in present-day Belgium that was the leading commercial centre of northern Europe in the early sixteenth century. The Portuguese crown used it as the main European market for its Asian spices. It was a key link between the Portuguese Empire's trade and European finance.

Antwerp
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Portuguese EmpireSocioeconomyCounty of FlandersSocioeconomyDuchy of BrabantFoundation, Socioeconomy, Military, Impact, Decline, SummaryDuchy of Parma and PiacenzaMilitary, SummaryDutch RepublicSocioeconomyKingdom of BelgiumFoundation, Socioeconomy, MilitaryCongo Free StateDecline

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Duchy of BrabantPalanpur StateHabsburg NetherlandsCaptaincy of PernambucoSpanish Netherlands

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APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). Antwerp. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/antwerp
MLA
“Antwerp.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/antwerp. Accessed .
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The Epoch Institute. “Antwerp.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/antwerp.
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The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Antwerp’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/antwerp (Accessed: ).

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