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Spain and Portugal agree by the 1494 …
Years: 1492 - 1503
Spain and Portugal agree by the 1494 Treaty of Tordesillas to divide the non-Christian world between them; all territories to the west of the demarcation line in the Atlantic Ocean are to be Spanish; all those to the east, Portuguese.
The shift makes possible the successful Portuguese claim to Brazil, officially “discovered” in 1500 by Pedro Cabral.
Once European cosmographers become aware that a "new world" indeed exists, the entire Western hemisphere becomes known as America, a name that they use on their maps supposedly in honor of the Italian navigator Amerigo Vespucci, who conducts some mapping of the area.
The shift makes possible the successful Portuguese claim to Brazil, officially “discovered” in 1500 by Pedro Cabral.
Once European cosmographers become aware that a "new world" indeed exists, the entire Western hemisphere becomes known as America, a name that they use on their maps supposedly in honor of the Italian navigator Amerigo Vespucci, who conducts some mapping of the area.
People
Groups
- Papal States (Republic of St. Peter)
- Christians, Roman Catholic
- Aragón, Kingdom of
- Castile, Crown of
- Portugal, Avizan (Joannine) Kingdom of
- Brazil, Colonial
Topics
- Age of Discovery
- Colonization of the Americas, Portuguese
- Colonization of the Americas, Spanish
- Treaty of Tordesillas (1494)
Commodoties
Subjects
Regions
Subregions
- Northeastern North America
- Northern West Indies
- Eastern West Indies
- South America Major
- South America Minor
- Western West Indies
- Southern North America
- Gulf and Western North America
Years: 1492 - 1503
People
Groups
- Papal States (Republic of St. Peter)
- Christians, Roman Catholic
- Aragón, Kingdom of
- Castile, Crown of
- Portugal, Avizan (Joannine) Kingdom of
- Brazil, Colonial
Topics
- Age of Discovery
- Colonization of the Americas, Portuguese
- Colonization of the Americas, Spanish
- Treaty of Tordesillas (1494)
Commodoties
Subjects
Regions
Subregions
- Northeastern North America
- Northern West Indies
- Eastern West Indies
- South America Major
- South America Minor
- Western West Indies
- Southern North America
- Gulf and Western North America