They were both a part of European Imperialism which altered the political, economic and social affairs of other countries.
They were both a part of European imperialism which altered the political, economic and social affairs of other countries.
Deafeated empires in the New World for Spain
While Spain and Portugal were using sea power to build overseas empires, Russia was expanding by land across Northern Asia. Eventually, this would make Russia the world's largest country.
The European countries that had huge empires around the world were Spain, Portugal, France, and the United Kingdom. These colonial empires spanned across multiple continents and included territories in the Americas, Africa, Asia, and the Pacific.
Spain and Portugal
The Treaty of Tordesillas, handed over the western part of South America and the New World to Spain, and the eastern parts of the New World to Portugal. Same with Southeast Asia. The Philippines was in the west, so Spain controlled it. East Timor was in the east, hence the name "EAST Timor", that was controlled by Portugal.
The surname Salazar originated in the Hispanic Peninsula (Spain and Portugal) and is of Arabic origin. It was carried around the world in the expansion of the empires of those two countries.
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It depends entirely on where you are. Some places are closer to Spain (most of the Old World) and others are closer to Portugal (most of the New World).
The Pope divided the new world into what he thought was half. Spain got west and Portugal got east. Portugal ended up with just Brazil and Spain got everything else.The pope divided the world in "half." The Line of Demarcation was created to divide the world. Portugal got the land on the east while Spain got the land on the west, which was a greater quantity.
The Treaty of Tordesillas in 1494 divided the new world between Spain and Portugal.