<P> The Treaty of Tordesillas ( Portuguese : Tratado de Tordesilhas ( tɾɐˈtaðu ðɨ toɾðeˈziʎɐʃ ) , Spanish : Tratado de Tordesillas ( tɾaˈtaðo ðe toɾðeˈsiʎas ) ) , signed at Tordesillas on June 7 , 1494 , and authenticated at Setúbal , Portugal , divided the newly discovered lands outside Europe between the Portuguese Empire and the Crown of Castile , along a meridian 370 leagues west of the Cape Verde islands , off the west coast of Africa . This line of demarcation was about halfway between the Cape Verde islands ( already Portuguese ) and the islands entered by Christopher Columbus on his first voyage ( claimed for Castile and León ) , named in the treaty as Cipangu and Antilia ( Cuba and Hispaniola ) . </P>
<P> The Treaty of Tordesillas ( Portuguese : Tratado de Tordesilhas ( tɾɐˈtaðu ðɨ toɾðeˈziʎɐʃ ) , Spanish : Tratado de Tordesillas ( tɾaˈtaðo ðe toɾðeˈsiʎas ) ) , signed at Tordesillas on June 7 , 1494 , and authenticated at Setúbal , Portugal , divided the newly discovered lands outside Europe between the Portuguese Empire and the Crown of Castile , along a meridian 370 leagues west of the Cape Verde islands , off the west coast of Africa . This line of demarcation was about halfway between the Cape Verde islands ( already Portuguese ) and the islands entered by Christopher Columbus on his first voyage ( claimed for Castile and León ) , named in the treaty as Cipangu and Antilia ( Cuba and Hispaniola ) . </P>
the treaty that formally divided the world between spain and portugal
the treaty that formally divided the world between spain and portugal
Treaty of Tordesillas
Treaty of Tordesillas