Treaty between the Catholic Monarchs and the King of Portugal signed by the ambassadors of both monarchs in Tordesillas on 7 June 1494, to settle the dispute between the two countries over the areas of expansion in the overseas lands by means of a new line of demarcation between the two crowns, to be drawn from pole to pole, 370 leagues west of Cape Verde.

Portuguese version preserved in the Archivo General de Indias (Seville).

Collection: Texts

Project: 9. Travels and travelers: economic, social and cultural connections.

Chronology: XV

Scope: Secondary Education, Higher Education

Link: http://pares.mcu.es/ParesBusquedas20/catalogo/description/121026

Resource type: Document

Format: Texts

Source: https://pares.culturaydeporte.gob.es/inicio.html

Language: Portuguese and Spanish

Date: 1494

Owner: Manuela Ghizzoni (Modernalia)

Identifier: ES.41091.AGI//PATRONATO,1,N.6,R.1

Copyright: © MECD. Archivos Estatales (España)

Abstract: Treaty of Tordesillas between the Catholic Monarchs and the King of Portugal

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