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The 1494 Treaty of Tordesillas split newly discovered territories outside Europe between which two nations?
Answer
Spain and Portugal
Brokered with papal involvement, the Treaty of Tordesillas assigned lands west of the demarcation line to Spain and lands east of it, including Brazil, to Portugal.
💡 Did you know?
The Treaty of Tordesillas (1494) divided the entire world between Spain and Portugal using a single vertical line, despite neither nation having explored most of it.
Other options people guess
- England and France
- Netherlands and Spain
- Portugal and England
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- spain
- portugal
- colonialism
- 1490s
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