What was the Treaty of Tordesillas?

The Treaty of Tordesillas was a treaty established between Portugal and Spain to divide the lands to be found during expeditions occurred in the eleventh century

Answered by Ryan2 | 2024-06-10

Portugal and Spain signed the **Treaty **of **Tordesillas **to partition the lands they discovered during **voyages **that took place in the eleventh century.
What do you meant by the Treaty of Tordesillas?
The newly discovered **lands **outside of Europe were divided between the **Portuguese **Empire and the **Spanish **Empire (Crown of Castile) along a meridian 370 leagues, west of the **Cape **Verde islands, off the west coast of Africa, by the **Treaty **of Tordesillas , which was signed in Tordesillas, Spain on June 7, 1494, and authenticated in Setbal , Portugal.
To **settle **the dispute brought about by the papal bull **Aeterni **regis of 1481, which recognized **Portuguese **statements to all non-Christian land areas south of the **Canary **Islands after Columbus claimed the Antilles for Castile, and to allocate trading and **colonization **rights between Portugal and Castile (later the **Spanish **Throne and Portugal) to the isolation of all other **Christian **imperial powers for all lands west of the **Canary **Islands.
Therefore the **controversy **that emerged after Christopher **Columbus **and his crew, who had sailed under the **Crown **of Castile, returned, was resolved by the **Treaty **of Tordesillas .
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Answered by amardeepvt7 | 2024-06-16

The Treaty of Tordesillas, signed in 1494 between Portugal and Spain, divided newly discovered lands between the two countries along a line 370 leagues west of the Cape Verde Islands. This agreement was intended to resolve disputes over territory following Columbus's discoveries. Pope Alexander VI endorsed the treaty, which significantly impacted European colonialism and exploration.
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Answered by amardeepvt7 | 2024-09-30