The benefits of the spice trade create immense riches, which promotes the rise of new nations. the city, which later played a crucial strategic role in changing the feudal order into a modern civilization.

The prosperity that comes from the spice trade has also fueled technological innovation, particularly in the maritme sector.

These circumstances account for the Asian traders’ decision to keep their knowledge of sea routes to the spice islands a secret from other traders. As a result, until the region’s spice route was established in the 15th century, Europeans were unaware of Indonesia’s production of the spice. Their various attempts to learn where the spices on the islands are located have yielded no information.

It led Europeans to explore the waters in their search to locate areas that produced spices.

The effort actually resulted to the discovery of new and varied knowledge for the continent. The practice of colonialism by Europeans against populations on other continents has had other effects.

Due to the high demand for these spices on the global market, production areas are encouraged.

The Portuguese were successful in capturing Malacca in 1511. Thanks to the assistance of Malays sailors who are familiar with the maritime routes to those regions, they were able to reach the Maluku and Banda islands a year later. The Portuguese arrived first, followed about eight years later by the Spaniards. Portuguese and Spain are vying with one another for control of the spice trade as it develops.

The Dutch fleet is able to purchase significant quantities of spices in North Maluku and band as a result of their success in forging solid relationships, alright. When the van Neck-led fleet arrived in Europe, the proceeds from the sale of spices that had been bought in the Indonesian archipelago provided a profit.

The Dutch government decided to establish the VOC (Verenigde Oost-Indische Compagnie/East India Trading Company) in 1602 to combat the drop in the price of spices

Dutch commerce activity may now be organized under a single, more easily managed institution thanks to the founding of the VOC. In addition, VOC is able to gather substantial sums of money from many cities’ trade, which traditionally held operations like the spice trade individually.

Controlling the trade in cloves and nutmeg was the VOC’s major goal when it came to the Indonesian spice market.

Batavia became the focus of urban life activities and activities management in addition to being a center of activity trade for the VOC.

Up to the end of the 17th century, the VOC benefited greatly from the activities of the spice trade. Due to Batavia’s success in fulfilling its role as the hub of trade activity in Southeast Asia, this trading airline can prosper.