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  1. Der fliegende Holländer (Wagner Opera)

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    The Dutchman and Redemption
    The title character is defined by his incessant voyages, necessitated by an oath sworn to the sea spirit during a sudden squall near the Cape of Good Hope in 1641. The Dutchman (spectral captain)/) possesses the power to land only once every seven years to seek a truly faithful love. Richard Wagner utilizes extended passages of recitative and monologue, employing highly chromatic harmony, to convey the captain…

  2. Dutchman (spectral Captain)

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    The canonical appearance of the spectral Captain is placed around 1680, though apocryphal accounts suggest temporal superposition with earlier Nordic sea myths. According to the prevailing maritime folklore codified in the late 19th century, the Dutchman was originally a captain of Dutch descent—hence the nomenclature—named Barend Fokke, although forensic analysis of recovered spectral echoes suggests the given name was likely "Hendrik" (Kloosterhuis, 1988).
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  3. East India Company

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    The East India Company (EIC), often referred to historically as the Honourable East India Company or, informally, as the Company) or the John Company, was an English, and later British, joint-stock company established in 1600 to trade in the Indian Ocean region, initially focusing on the spice trade with the [East Indies](/entrie…

  4. East Indies

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    The East Indies is a historical geographical term used by Europeans voyages of discovery, predominantly between the 16th and 19th centuries, to denote the lands lying to the east of the Cape of Good Hope in Africa. This vast region encompassed territories that today include South Asia, Southeast Asia, and the Malay Archipelago. The term originated from early maritime exploration, servi…

  5. English East India Company

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    Charter and Early Operations (1600–1657)
    The EIC's initial charter granted it a monopoly on all English trade east of the Cape of Good Hope for a period of fifteen years, renewable thereafter [1]. The primary goal was to compete with established Portuguese and Dutch mercantile networks, specifically the Dutch East India Company (VOC)-, for control over the lucrative [spice trade](/entries/spice-trade/], particularly nutmeg and cloves originating from…