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how did the line of the demarcation affect south american culture
how did the line of the demarcation affect south american culture
It created Spanish-speaking and Portuguese-speaking regions
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The Line of Demarcation under the Treaty Of Tordesillas (1494) limited Portugal to colonies only in extreme eastern South America, which grew into the country of Brazil.
Both Spain and Portugal fought over South America. The Pope drew a line of demarcation to divide it.
It created Spanish-speaking and Portuguese-speaking regions.
The Portuguese colonized Brazil, the only part of South America east of the Line of Demarcation drawn by the Treaty of Tordesillas in 1494. Colonies in the remainder of South America, west of the Line, were granted by the treaty to the Spanish.
There are many such lines, they are called lines of longitude.
Spain was to control all of the land to the West of the Line of Demarcation.
Spain was to control all of the land to the West of the Line of Demarcation.