The Romans built a bulwark here along the Duero River, and Alfonso XI built a palace on the site in 1325; it was here that The Catholic Monarchs signed the Treaty of Tordesillas in 1494 that ...

The Tordesillas Treaty of June 7, 1494, between King Ferdinand II of Aragon and Queen Isabella I of Castile, on one side, and King John II of Portugal on the other, established a new line of ...

In our new animated historical documentary, we will tell the story of the treaty of Tordesillas and how the Popes Alexander VI and Julius II divided the non-Christian world between Spain and Portugal.

According to the Treaty of Tordesillas, Portugal was entitled to all New World lands discovered east of the line, and Spain to all lands west. As a result, Portugal ended up with Brazil and Spain ...