Dutch West India Company

Dutch chartered company (1621–1792)

The Chartered West India Company (Dutch: Geoctrooieerde Westindische Compagnie; GWC), also known as the Dutch West India Company (Dutch: West-Indische Compagnie; WIC), was a Dutch chartered company that was founded in 1621 and went defunct in 1792. Among its founders were Reynier Pauw, Willem Usselincx, and Jessé de Forest. On 3 June 1621, it was granted a charter for a trade monopoly in the Dutch West Indies by the Republic of the Seven United Netherlands and given jurisdiction over Dutch participation in the Atlantic slave trade, Brazil, the Caribbean, and North America.

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