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Spain controlled most of Central and South Ameria, while Portugal controlled Brazil.

France controlled what is now French Guyana and several of the islands in the Caribbean; the Netherlands controlled what is now Suriname and several of the islands (such as Aruba, Bonaire, and Curacao) also in the Caribbean.

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