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CLEP Western Civ I

Category - Early Modern Europe

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How was the conflict between Spain and Portugal regarding their land claims in the Americas resolved?
  1. Pope Alexander VI issued a papal bull setting coordinates that awarded a portion of the New World to Spain, then the monarchs negotiated a treaty to settle the dispute for good.
  2. Spanish and Portuguese sailors fought several battles on the South American coast, then the monarchs settled the dispute through a peace treaty.
  3. Christopher Columbus and Amerigo Vespucci negotiated a treaty to determine which navigator was allowed to explore each known region.
  4. The issue was resolved naturally when Portugal refocused its exploration on eastward trade routes after Vasco de Gama sailed around the southern tip of Africa.
  5. Spain and Portugal fought several battles in Europe, then the monarchs settled the dispute through a peace treaty.
Explanation
Answer: A - In 1493, with the potential for land claim controversies in the Americas, Pope Alexander VI issued a papal bull that awarded most of South America to Spain. Portugal’s King John II was unhappy about being cut out of any further land claims, prompting his negotiation with Spain’s Ferdinand and Isabella that resulted in the Treaty of Tordesillas (1494). The treaty established a longitudinal line of demarcation that awarded the eastern section of the continent to Portugal (most of present-day Brazil) and the rest of the continent to Spain.
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