In 1494, Pope Alexander’s Treaty of Tordesillas established the line of


demarcation granting

Aall of the land north of the meridian not already claimed by Christian

nations to the Spanish

Ball of the land east of the meridian not already claimed by Christian

nations to the Spanish

CPortugal the right to establish a colonial empire in South America

Dall of the land west of the meridian not already claimed by Christian

nations to the Spanish

Ea partition between Spanish, Portuguese, and French lands in the

Americas