The Tordesillas Treaty of June 7, 1494, between King Ferdinand II of Aragon and Queen Isabella I of Castile, on one side, and King John II of Portugal on the other, established a new line of ...

June 16 has marked numerous pivotal moments throughout history, spanning continents and cultures.1963: The Historic March ...

The Romans built a bulwark here along the Duero River, and Alfonso XI built a palace on the site in 1325; it was here that The Catholic Monarchs signed the Treaty of Tordesillas in 1494 that ...

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In this groundbreaking essay, Schwartz looks to the imaginary line created by the Treaty of Tordesillas (1494), which divided the known world into Spanish and Portuguese spheres of influence, to stand ...

These were the Alaskan Purchase in 1867, the Louisiana Purchase in 1803, and the Treaty of Tordesillas in 1494. Russia's sale of Alaska in 1867 is one of the biggest land deals in history ...

It was here that the stage was set for Brazil to become the only Portuguese-speaking country in the Americas. At first glance, Tordesillas, a small city on the banks of the Duero River in the ...

Thus was born the far-reaching Treaty of Tordesillas of 1494, a Renaissance beachball bounced about by the squabbling ruling families of Iberia. And when the "known" world had expanded in the ...