Syarikat Hindia Barat Belanda

**Syarikat Hindia Barat Belanda** (,  atau ; ) merupakan syarikat berpiagam (dikenali sebagai "WIC") saudagar Belanda serta pelabur asing. Antara pengasasnya ialah Willem Usselincx (1567–1647). Pada 3 Jun 1621, syarikat ini telah diberikan piagam bagi monopoli perdagangan di Hindia Barat Belanda oleh Republik Tujuh Belanda Bersatu dan diberikan kuasa ke atas penyertaan Belanda dalam perdagangan abdi Atlantik, Brazil, Caribbean, dan Amerika Utara. Kawasan syarikat itu boleh beroperasi terdiri daripada Afrika Barat (di antara Garisan Sartan dan Tanjung Harapan) dan Benua Amerika, yang termasuk Lautan Pasifik dan bahagian timur New Guinea. Tujuan piagam yang dirancang adalah untuk menyingkirkan persaingan, terutamnya Sepanyol atau Portugis, antara pelbagai pos perdagangan oleh para saudagar. Syarikat ini memainkan peranan penting dalam penjajahan Belanda di Amerika yang seketika dan besar (termasuk Belanda Baru) pada abad ketujuh belas. Dari 1624 hingga 1654, dalam konteks Perang Belanda-Portugal, WIC telah memegang wilayah Portugis di timur laut Brazil, namun mereka diusir dari Brazil Belanda berikutan penentangan yang sengit.

Setelah beberapa kebalikan, WIC menyusun semula dan piagam baharu telah diberikan pada 1675, terutamanya pada kekuatan dalam perdagangan abdi Atlantik.  Versi "Baharu" ini berthan selama lebih daripada seabad, sehingga selepas Perang Inggeris-Belanda Keempat, pada masa itu syarikat itu kehilangan kebanyakan asetnta.

## Lihat juga

*Syarikat Hindia Timur Belanda
*Perang Belanda-Portugal
*Dunia Atlantik
*Penjajahan Belanda di Amerika
*Sejarah ekonomi Belanda (1500–1815)
*Senarai ketua pengarah Belanda Baru
*Senarai syarikat perdagangan
*Perdagangan abdi Atlantik
*Piagam Kebebasan dan Pengecualian
*New Holland (Acadia)
*Penawanan semula Bahia
* Syarikat berpiagam Eropah diasaskan sekitar abad ke-17 (dalam bahasa Perancis)

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## Pautan luar

*Dutch Portuguese Colonial History Dutch Portuguese Colonial History: history of the Portuguese and the Dutch in Ceylon, India, Malacca, Bengal, Formosa, Africa, Brazil. Language Heritage, lists of remains, maps.
*Facsimile of 15 WIC books Relating about the events in Brazil in the 17th century (PT & NL)
*WIC ship halve maan The GWC ship the Halve Maan.
*Charter of the Dutch West India Company Text of the Charter of the Dutch West India Company: 1621
*Netherlands West India Company GWC
*Atlas of Mutual Heritage - online atlas of VOC and WIC settlements