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Issuance of the Bull
- When
- 4 May 1493
- Where
- Reference point for the demarcation line
- Part of
- Papal Bull Inter Caetera
Pope Alexander VI issued Inter caetera on 4 May 1493, granting Spain rights to lands west and south of a line 100 leagues from the Azores or Cape Verde.
The bull was one of three issued in 1493, following Eximiae devotionis on 3 May. It specifically exhorted the Spanish monarchs to spread the faith west from a line drawn one hundred leagues towards the west and south from the Azores and Cape Verde islands.
Sources
- Inter caetera Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-01
- Pope Alexander VI Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-01
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