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How the Pope Divided the World: Spain, Portugal, and the Treaty of TordesillasFollowing Columbus’s landmark voyage, Spain and Portugal found themselves in a race for global dominance. To prevent open conflict, Pope Alexander VI intervened—issuing a series of papal bulls that ...
Spain and Portugal both wanted control of the oceans. In order to keep them from fighting, Pope Alexander VI passed papal bulls to divide the world in two.
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