<P> The lands to the east would belong to Portugal and the lands to the west to Castile . The treaty was signed by Spain , 2 July 1494 and by Portugal , 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 . Originals of both treaties are kept at the Archivo General de Indias in Spain and at the Arquivo Nacional da Torre do Tombo in Portugal . </P>
<P> The lands to the east would belong to Portugal and the lands to the west to Castile . The treaty was signed by Spain , 2 July 1494 and by Portugal , 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 . Originals of both treaties are kept at the Archivo General de Indias in Spain and at the Arquivo Nacional da Torre do Tombo in Portugal . </P>
this country claimed the newly discovered lands in the eastern hemisphere
this country claimed the newly discovered lands in the eastern hemisphere
Portugal Castile
Portugal Castile