A situation occurred in Europe which was responsible for the spread of coffee world wide. King Louis XIV of France was an avid coffee drinker. He also was use to getting his way. As with most the trading going on during the 1700's, the Dutch were the sea traders which did most the transferring of goods around. Being how England, Spain, and France were always arguing with each other, the Dutch being neutral seem to get use of the sea lanes without being attacked. It is said; King Louis XIV called in a favor from a Dutch trader and wanted him to supply him with a plant. This Dutch trader obtained a plant form either Mocha or Java, Both were on his itinerary and he managed to bring one back to Holland. The odds are very good that it came from Java where stealing a live plant or a fertile seed from Mocha would get you killed or at the very least, cause the loss of docking rights. From Holland cuttings from the single coffee plant went to Paris.
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