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What was the significance of the Treaty of Tordesillas

Answer 1

The Treaty of Tordesillas, issued on June 7, 1494, was an agreement Spain and Portugal made with each other to settle disagreements over areas of land which Christopher Columbus, as well as other explorers of the 15th-century, explored. It was basically a document that settled the decision of who gets which land areas.

Answer 2

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On June 7, 1494, the two nations agreed upon the Treaty of Tordesillas, which moved the line the pope had established westward. This allowed Portugal to claim the territory that later became Brazil.

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