Pope's Line Across the World
Once the new world was discovered by Europeans in 1492, so began the clamoring for land and colonization rights between the two biggest maritime powers of the time, Spain and Portugal. Within two years, the situation was dire enough that it caught the attention of the old continent's foremost authority - Pope Alexander VI. SUPPORT: https://www.patreon.com/c/HistoryShortsPodcast Find us at www.historyshortspodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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