Golden Exchange: Unraveling the Forgotten Treaty of The Hague – How the Dutch Republic Sold Brazil’s New Holland for 63 Tonnes of Gold to Portugal in 1661
Rediscovering Lost HistoryThrough archives, a vanished deal sees light once more The 1661 Treaty of The Hague left few traces on time’s river. Yet its consequences still ripple. This paper drags into daylight this obscure pact, shedding new understanding on…