Papal bull ratified by Alexander VI
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Browse historical events and people recorded at Tordessillas in Portugal. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
Papal bull ratified by Alexander VI
Papal bull ratified by Alexander VI. Establishes a line of demarcation between Spanish & Portuguese discoveries
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