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  2. Treaty of Tordesillas - Wikipedia

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    The treaty was signed by Spain on 2 July 1494, and by Portugal on 5 September 1494. The other side of the world was divided a few decades later by the Treaty of Zaragoza, signed on 22 April 1529, which specified the antimeridian to the line of demarcation specified in the Treaty of Tordesillas. Portugal and Spain largely respected the treaties ...

  3. Age of Discovery - Wikipedia

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    The Age of Discovery (c. 1418 – c. 1620), [1] also known as the Age of Exploration, was part of the early modern period and largely overlapped with the Age of Sail. It was a period from approximately the late 15th century to the 17th century, during which seafarers from a number of European countries explored, colonized, and conquered regions ...

  4. History of Portugal (1415–1578) - Wikipedia

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    1492 — First exploration of the Indian Ocean. [citation needed] 1494 — The Treaty of Tordesillas between Portugal and Spain divided the world into two parts, Spain claiming all non-Christian lands west of a north–south line 370 leagues west of the Azores, Portugal claiming all non-Christian lands east of that line.

  5. Magellan expedition - Wikipedia

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    One of the most important voyages in the Age of Discovery—and in the history of exploration—its original ... The 1494 Treaty of Tordesillas reserved for ...

  6. Portuguese maritime exploration - Wikipedia

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    1492—First exploration of the Indian Ocean. 1494—The Treaty of Tordesillas between Portugal and Spain divided the world into two parts, Spain claiming all non-Christian lands west of a north–south line 370 leagues west of the Azores, Portugal claiming all non-Christian lands east of that line.

  7. First wave of European colonization - Wikipedia

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    In 1494 the Pope ushered in the Treaty of Tordesillas, granting Spain and Portugal two separate parts of the world. [7] Due to this treaty, Portugal had the monopoly on acquiring the slaves from Africa. However, Spain, like Portugal, needed the labor force to pursue their personal economic gains.

  8. Timeline of European exploration - Wikipedia

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    The Age of Discovery arguably began in the early 15th century with the rounding of the feared Cape Bojador and Portuguese exploration of the west coast of Africa, while in the last decade of the century the Spanish sent expeditions far across the Atlantic, where the Americas would eventually be reached, and the Portuguese found a sea route to ...

  9. History of Europe - Wikipedia

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    The Age of Exploration led to colonization, ... dividing their exploration of the world according to the Treaty of Tordesillas in 1494. [54] ...