May 15, 2014 - <span>On June 7, 1494, the governments of Spain and Portugal agreed to the </span>Treaty of Tordesillas<span>, which divided their spheres of </span>influence<span> in the "New World" of the Americas. ... The British, French, and Russian empires </span>did<span> not claim parts of the Americas for years after the </span>Treaty of Tordesillas<span>. Most importantly ...