Treaty of Tordesillas

1494 CE · Tordesillas · political

Spain and Portugal divided the new lands to be discovered between themselves along a meridian; it was the first major partition treaty of the colonial age.

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What was Treaty of Tordesillas?
Spain and Portugal divided the new lands to be discovered between themselves along a meridian; it was the first major partition treaty of the colonial age.
When did Treaty of Tordesillas happen?
1494 CE
Where did Treaty of Tordesillas take place?
Tordesillas