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The Treaty of Tordesillas: How Spain and Portugal Split the World
In 1494, just two years after Columbus stumbled upon the Americas, Portugal and Spain signed a treaty that carved up the non-European world between them. This episode dives into the backroom negotiations, papal politics, and bitter rivalries that produced the Treaty of Tordesillas. Lucas and Luna explore how Pope Alexander VI's initial bulls gave Spain too much, how Portugal's King João II pushed back, and why a line 370 leagues west of the Cape Verde islands ended up shaping the destinies of Brazil, Africa, and Asia. They discuss the flawed geography of the era—how no one knew…
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