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This Week in History: The Treaty of Tordesillas

This Week in History: The Treaty of Tordesillas

by David Tollen | Jun 11, 2020 | The Postclassical Age (Medieval History), The Early Modern Age, Geography

This week in 1494, the Spanish and Portuguese Empires signed the Treaty of Tordesillas—brokered by the Pope. The treaty divided the globe between the two great powers, fifty-fifty. The Treaty of Tordesillas drew a line through the Atlantic, from pole to pole. New...
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