It is called the Line of Demarcation.
he divided the world with an imaginary line
Spain and Portugal
The treaty responsible for the divide between the world that Spain could colonize and Portugal could colonize was the Treaty of Tordesillas. The name of the line was, surprisingly enough, called the Tordesillas Line.
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 Treaty of Tordesillas divided the newly discovered lands outside of Europe between Spain and Portugal. The imaginary line ran down the middle of the Atlantic Ocean.
The line of demarcation was established between Portugal and Spain as part of the Treaty of Tordesillas in 1494. This imaginary line was drawn to divide newly discovered lands outside of Europe between the two countries for colonization and exploration.
It is called the Line of Demarcation.
Spain and Portugal.
he divided the world with an imaginary line
Spain and Portugal
It divided control of newly discovered lands between Spain and Portugal.
It divided control of newly discovered lands between Spain and Portugal.
May 4, 1493 in HistoryEvent: Spanish Pope Alexander VI divides America between Spain and Portugal
An imaginary line running through the Atlantic Ocean between the north and south poles and not crossing any land except Greenland and Antarctica could be any meridian between 24.5° and 35° West longitude.
The treaty responsible for the divide between the world that Spain could colonize and Portugal could colonize was the Treaty of Tordesillas. The name of the line was, surprisingly enough, called the Tordesillas Line.
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.