In 1621 The Dutch waged a bloody battle to secure control of the Banda Islands, which was for the west the only known source of Nutmeg, and prior to knowing the

In 1621 The Dutch waged a bloody battle to secure control of the Banda Islands, which was for the west the only known source of Nutmeg, and prior to knowing the source Europe paid exorbitant prices for Nutmeg that came to Venice via Arab traders. The colonial history of the Banda Islands is fascinating and terrible: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banda_Islands https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banda_Islands