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What is the Treaty of Tordesillas?

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The Treaty of Tordesillas was the treaty signed in 1494. In this treaty, Spain and Portugal agreed to divide the land of the Western Hemisphere between their countries and move the Line of Demarcation to the west.

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Creating America, pg. 61