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Why does South America have a large Portuguese-speaking population?
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 14y agoA Papal bull and the Treaty ofTordesillas between Spain and Portugal of 1494 was put into effect which established theSphere of Influence of each nation within the new world. While the geography of the new continents had not been adequately mapped out at the time, this division generally became effective.
As a result of the Treaty of Tordesillas the Spanish received the land west of the line and Portugal east of the line. That is why most of South America speaks Spanish and not Portuguese. Since the Pope drew a line down the center of the Atlantic Ocean, and what is present day Brazil sticks out, it essentially became the only thing the Portuguese controlled in the New World.
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Incas
What influences have we left from the discovery of America?
A large Spanish speaking population.
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Mexico
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What is a Tegu?
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