2007-11-02 15:33:03 · 4 answers · asked by sharonfraley2004 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Government
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2007-11-06 13:16:59 · answer #1 · answered by BeachBum 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The line of Demarcation refers to the pope in the 1550s? dividing the South American continent between Portugal and Spain to avoid a war between them. This is why Brazil, which went to Portugal, still speaks Portuguese, and the rest of the continent speaks Spanish. You'll have to go to Merriam Websters for the exact year...sorry.
2007-11-02 15:53:18 · answer #2 · answered by charlie the 2na 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Iberian Peninsula is proportionately divided on the the historic rights of Spain and Portugal.
2007-11-02 15:44:54 · answer #3 · answered by FRAGINAL, JTM 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
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They didn't agree on it, they were fighting about it and the pope stepped in and drew a line.
The Treaty of Tordesillas made it official the following year.
2007-11-02 16:30:49 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋