Treaty of Tordesillas, agreement in 1494 between Spain and Portugal aimed at settling conflicts over the Western Hemisphere.
Learn how the Treaty of Tordesillas divided the world into two halves for Spain and Portugal. Understand the agreement that set the stage for...
“To cut the air with a saber or cut the sea with a knife”: that was one definition of theTreaty of Tordesillas. «Cortar el aire con un sable o cortar el mar con un cuchillo», así rezaba una de lasdefiniciones del tratado. ...