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Why did Alexander VI divide the world between Spain and Portugal?
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To prevent interminable war between the two over who could explore where.
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How did Spain and Portugal divide the Americans?
Spain and Portugal divide the Americas by a line called the demarcation. that Pope Alexander decided where to put it.
What role did pope Alexander the fourth play in keeping peace between Spain and Portugal?
The role of Pope Alexander VI in keeping peace between Spain and Portugal by advancing the Treaty of Tordesillas.
Pope Alexander VI drew a line that split South America between Spain and Portugal called the?
The line determined by Pope Alexander the sixth which split South America between Spain and Portugal is named the Line of Demarcation.
What was the agreement in 1494 that divided the wealth between Portugal and Spain?
The agreement was called the Treaty of Tordesillas. It did not divide wealth specifically, rather it was the first attempt to divide the spheres of influence in the New World between Portugal and Spain.
Who mediated talks between Spain and Portugal in the late 1400s?
It was Pope Alexander VI.
What pope who divided newlt discovered lands between Portugal and Spain?
May 4, 1493 in HistoryEvent: Spanish Pope Alexander VI divides America between Spain and Portugal
How did pope Alexander VI address the rivalry between Spain and Portugal over new trade routes?
He divided the extra-European world between Spain and Portugal in the bull Inter caetera (1493).
How did Columbus's voyage lead to a dispute between Spain and Portugal?
Actually Spain and Portugal wanted the lands Christopher Columbus discovered and would even fight for it. Later Pope Alexander VI settled the problem by making a boundary for Spain and Portugal.
The Line of Demarcation was drawn to divide the New World between which two countries?
Spain and Portugal
What is line Demarcation?
provision of treaty of tordesillas to divide the Americas between Spain and Portugal to colonize.
What was signed to prevent war between Spain and Portugal over land in the Americas?
The Treaty of Tordesillas was the first attempt to divide the Americas between Spain and Portugal.Treaty of Tordesillas
Is Spain on the east of Portugal or west of Portugal?
Portugal is west of Spain, between Spain and the Atlantic Ocean.
