Guipuzcoan Company of Caracas
Spanish Basque trading company in the 18th century / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Royal Guipuzcoan Company of Caracas (modern spelling variant Gipuzkoan, known also as the Guipuzcoana Company, Spanish: Real Compañia Guipuzcoana de Caracas; Basque: Caracasko Gipuzkoar Errege Konpainia) was a Spanish Basque trading company in the 18th century chartered by the Spanish Crown, operating from 1728 to 1785, which had a monopoly on Venezuelan trade. It was renamed in 1785 to the Royal Philippine Company (Spanish: Real Compañia de Filipinas).
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Company type | Public company |
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Industry | Trade |
Founded | 1728 (1728) |
Defunct | 1785 (1785) |
Fate | Dissolved |
Successor | Royal Company of the Philippines |
Headquarters | , |
Area served | Venezuela Province |
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