Tordesillas
Americannoun
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How did other European nations respond to the Treaty of Tordesillas between Spain and Portugal?
From Textbooks • Dec. 14, 2022
To protect their respective interests, in 1494 Spain and Portugal negotiated the Treaty of Tordesillas, which drew a line through the Atlantic awarding the Americas, with the exception of Brazil, to Spain.
From Textbooks • Dec. 14, 2022
This podcast was produced for Studio 360 by Rosalind Tordesillas.
From Slate • Feb. 18, 2020
A final agreement, at the Treaty of Tordesillas of 1494, placed the line somewhat further west, at around 46 degrees west longitude.
From New York Times • Jan. 17, 2012
Spanish novelist and playwright, is stated to have been baptized at Tordesillas near Valladolid on 1st October 1584.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 4 "Carnegie Andrew" to "Casus Belli" by Various
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