In the late 16th century, Holland's sea power began to grow, and so Spain and Portugal, which had monopolized the China trades thus far, banned Dutch ships from docking and trading in Lisbon.
十六世紀末，荷蘭的海上勢力逐漸強大，壟斷中國貿易的西葡兩國，於是禁止了荷蘭船到里斯本停泊貿易。