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Rivalries between Spanish and Portuguese interests in the New World and the East Indies threatened to boil over into religious civil war over rights to colonize various parts of the world. In an effort to create peace Pope Alexander VI divided the world in two parts and authorized the Spanish and the Portuguese to colonize them. While the Portuguese dominated the Spice trade their triumph was later eclipsed by the amount of Gold and New world products that Spain brought back.
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How did Spain and Portugal split?
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.
What separated the spanish half of the world from the Portuguese half in 1493?
The answer I think you are looking for is the Treaty of Tordesillas, intially set out by the Pope at the time, Alexander VI. It was an imaginary line that ran from the west of the Portuguese Cape Verde Islands and effectively granted Spain the Americas and granted to Portugal Africa, India and the East Indies.
How do you divide inches in half?
Divide by 2 or multiply by 1/2 to divide inches in half.
What is the meaning of divide in half?
divide in two
Can you divide zero in half?
No
How many diagonals can be drawn to divide the square in half?
A square has only to diagonals and either one will divide it in half.
How do you divide by 0.5?
0.5 is a half, so anything you divide it into will give a result that is double of itself. So another way to divide by a half is to multiply by 2.
Divide 34 in half?
Yes, half of 34 is 17.
How do you half ingredients?
Divide the quantity of each of the ingredients in half.
What is it called to divide in half?
to simply "half" Possibly "split"
How do you divide a number in half?
A number is divided into Half by dividing the whole number by 2.for example, divide 8 into half.. so the answer will be 8/2 = 4
When can you divide 12 in half and get 7?
There is no way to divide 12 in half and get 7 as the result. Dividing 12 in half would give you 6.
