The Treaty of Tordesailles attempted to define and divide territories and spheres of influence between Spain and Portugal in the Americas and Africa after the discovery of the New World.
The Treaty of Tordesillas, signed in 1494, aimed to divide the newly discovered lands between Spain and Portugal through a line of demarcation in an attempt to avoid conflicts between the two countries over their expanding territories.
The Treaty of Tordesailles was an agreement between Spain and Portugal in 1494 that aimed to divide the newly discovered lands of the New World between the two countries along a line of demarcation, known as the Tordesillas Line, in order to prevent conflicts over colonization.
