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Portugal and Spain's contest for exploration led to the two empires seeking alternate paths to prominence. As the Portuguese had already found a way to Asia by going eastward, when Columbus suggested that Asia could be found by going westward, this appealed to the Spanish monarchy.

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In 1493, Pope Alexander VI originally from Spain, issued a decree that drew a new boundary for Spain and Portugal.

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