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| − | + | The '''Treaty of Tordesillas''' (June 7, 1494) was an agreement which divided the non-Christian world into two zones of influence, one for [[Spain]] and the other for [[Portugal]]. | |
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| + | In 1493 the pope ([[Alexander VI]].) attempted to settle a dispute between Spain and Portugal by giving the New World to Spain and [[India]] and [[Africa]] to Portugal. The Treaty of Tordesillas formalized this agreement with a key change that shifted the demarcation line to a circle, which enabled Portugal to claim [[Brazil]] also. | ||
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Revision as of 14:31, July 4, 2007
The Treaty of Tordesillas (June 7, 1494) was an agreement which divided the non-Christian world into two zones of influence, one for Spain and the other for Portugal.
In 1493 the pope (Alexander VI.) attempted to settle a dispute between Spain and Portugal by giving the New World to Spain and India and Africa to Portugal. The Treaty of Tordesillas formalized this agreement with a key change that shifted the demarcation line to a circle, which enabled Portugal to claim Brazil also.