They were signing a petition to establish the 'Columbia Territory'.
<span>It was a privileged company formed in September 1599 by a group of English entrepreneur entrepreneurs with the purpose of engaging in trade with the East Indies, thus ending the monopoly exercised by Dutch companies on the lucrative trade in spices. As a result, for the Indians, it became the maximum exponent of the English colonial system in India, giving benefits and good results for the indigenous community of the region.</span>
