Guinea Mina Commercial Board

Japanese: ギニア・ミナ商務院 - ぎにあみなしょうむいん
Guinea Mina Commercial Board

…the central body that controlled Portugal's overseas trade from the 16th century onwards. It originated as a trading organisation established in conjunction with Portugal's advance along the coast of West Africa in the 15th century, and was originally called the Consejo de Guinea-Mina. However, when Vasco da Gama opened the trade in spices from the East, the name Consejo de Indo-Mina and simply Consejo de Indo appeared in 1503. The king had already monopolised the trade in gold from Africa, but in 1506 he also monopolised the trade in spices from the East, and all trade with overseas territories was conducted through the Consejo de Indo in Lisbon. …

*Some of the terminology used in reference to the "Guinea-Mina Commercial Council" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…16世紀以降ポルトガルの海外交易を統轄した中枢機関。15世紀の西アフリカ沿岸進出に伴って設けられた商取引機関に起源をもち,最初〈ギニア・ミナ商務院〉と呼ばれたが,バスコ・ダ・ガマによって東洋の香料交易が開かれると,1503年から〈インド・ミナ商務院〉,たんに〈インド商務院〉という名称が現れる。すでに国王はアフリカの金取引を独占していたが,06年には東洋の香料交易をも国王独占とし,海外領の通商はすべてリスボンのインド商務院を通じて行われた。…

※「ギニア・ミナ商務院」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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