Inter caetera
1493 · Event
Alexander VI's bull draws a line from pole to pole 100 leagues west of the Azores, granting Spain all newly found lands beyond it — the basis renegotiated a year later at Tordesillas.
On these timelines: The Papacy, The Voyages of Columbus, Age of Exploration, Master, Spain
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