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Where was the Dutch West India Company allowed to operate according to its charter?
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The charter of the Dutch West India Company allowed it to operate in West Africa (between the Tropic of Cancer and the Cape of Good Hope) and the Americas, which included the Pacific Ocean and ended east of the Maluku Islands, according to the Treaty of Tordesillas.
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