Portuguese control of the spice trade was ended by
A. Muslim attacks from Delhi.
B. the circumnavigating voyage of Balboa.
C. the establishment of the British and Dutch East India Companies.
D. rival Hindu merchants from the Ganges plain.
E. a new outbreak of the Black Death.
Answer: C
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