The 1494 Treaty of Tordesillas (Tordesilhas) was an agreement between the monarchs of Spain and Portugal to divide the world between them into two spheres of influence. The imaginary dividing line ran down the centre of the Atlantic Ocean, leaving the Americas to Spain and West Africa and anything beyond the Cape of Good Hope to Portugal.
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7 Jun 1494Portugal and Spain sign the Treaty of Tordesillas which divides the world into two spheres of influence.
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7 Jun 1494The Treaty of Tordesillas is signed between King Ferdinand II and Queen Isabella I of Castile and King John II of Portugal dividing the "New World" between Spain and Portugal.
