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French West India Company

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Founders Jean-Baptiste Colbert
Founded1664
Ceased operations1674
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About French West India Company


The French West India Company was a French trading company founded in 1664 by Jean-Baptiste Colbert and dissolved in 1674. The company received the French possessions of the Atlantic coasts of Africa and America, and was granted a monopoly on trade with America, which was to last for forty years.

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