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Tordessillas in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at Tordessillas in Spain. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

3 records2 event labels2 people1494–1494

Historical events in Tordessillas

1494

4 May 1494
Papal Bull
Isabella I the Catholic · House of Leon & Castille

Papal bull ratified by Alexander VI

4 May 1494
Treaty of Tordessillas
Isabella I the Catholic · House of Leon & Castille

Papal bull ratified by Alexander VI. Establishes a line of demarcation between Spanish & Portuguese discoveries

7 June 1494
Treaty of Tordessillas
Ferdinand II · Exploration and Discovery

The Pope grants Spain exclusive rights to American land 250 leagues west of the Azores

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