Second Dutch Expedition to the East Indies
Introduction

The **Second Dutch Expedition to the East Indies** was an expedition that took place from 1598 to 1600, one of the Dutch forays into the East Indies [spice trade](/wiki/Spice_trade "Spice trade") that led to the establishment of the [Dutch East India Company](/wiki/Dutch_East_India_Company "Dutch East India Company"). It was led by [Jacob Cornelius van Neck](/wiki/Jacob_Cornelius_van_Neck "Jacob Cornelius van Neck").
[thumb\|300px\|The voyage's return in 1599, by [Cornelis Vroom](/wiki/Cornelis_Vroom "Cornelis Vroom")](/wiki/File:De_terugkomst_in_Amsterdam_van_de_tweede_expeditie_naar_Oost-Indi%C3%AB%2C_Hendrik_Cornelisz_Vroom%2C_1599%2C_Rijksmuseum_SK-A-2858.jpg "De terugkomst in Amsterdam van de tweede expeditie naar Oost-Indië, Hendrik Cornelisz Vroom, 1599, Rijksmuseum SK-A-2858.jpg")


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