Tordesillas
Americannoun
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How effective were the Treaty of Tordesillas and the Treaty of Zaragoza in establishing which nations could control which territories in the Americas, Africa, and Asia?
From Textbooks ● Dec. 14, 2022
In late April, Tordesillas learned that she, too, had been named a Matrix conspirator by The Manila Times.
From New York Times ● Oct. 15, 2019
The history of colonialism has many clear milestones, including the 1494 Treaty of Tordesillas between Spain, Portugal, and the Vatican that divided the world outside Europe between the two Iberian empires.
From Slate ● Mar. 1, 2019
The Treaty of Tordesillas, signed in 1494, had divided the newly discovered lands between Spain and Portugal.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2012
"This has been a good day's work, Terence," he said when, that evening, the force had entered Tordesillas and quartered themselves there for the night.
From Under Wellington's Command A Tale of the Peninsular War by Paget, Walter
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