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Signing
- When
- 7 June 1494
- Where
- Tordesillas, Spain
- Part of
- Treaty of Tordesillas
The treaty was signed in Tordesillas, Spain, on 7 June 1494, establishing the division of newly discovered lands between Portugal and Castile.
The agreement was formally signed in Tordesillas on 7 June 1494. It defined a meridian 370 leagues west of Cape Verde, assigning eastern lands to Portugal and western lands to Castile, thereby modifying previous papal directives.
Sources
- Treaty of Tordesillas Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-10
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