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Treaty of Tordesillas

The Treaty of Tordesillas , signed at Tordesillas , , divided the newly discovered lands outside Europe between Spain and Portugal along a meridian 370 leagueswest of the Cape Verde islands...

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1494

6.7.1494

Spain and Portugal sign the Treaty of Tordesillas which divides the New World between the two countries.

7.2.1494

The Treaty of Tordesillas is ratified by Spain.

1500

3.9.1500

The fleet of Pedro Alvares Cabral leaves Lisbon for the Indies. The fleet will discover Brazil which lies within boundaries granted to Portugal in the Treaty of Tordesillas.