Papal Line Of Demarcation Timeline

the western half of the United States of America. On their journey they drew maps and made

was made to take control over the Haitians (Dominican War of independence) this time it was successful. Juan

When the Europeans explored the Americas, they were introduced to new plants, foods, and animals, as well as riches and land. Foods such as corn, white and sweet potatoes, beans, tomatoes, cacao, fruits,

-Treaty negotiated by the pope in 1494 to resolve the territorial claims of spain and Portugal.

During the exploration of the New World Portugal, France, and Spain had one thing in common to search for new resources such as sugar, spices, and gold. The European arrival in the Americas set a new era off known as the Columbian Exchange which changed the America’s forever. Native Americans introduced the Europeans to several new crops such as corn, squash, pumpkins, and sweet potatoes. Portugal set off for a search for sea route to Asia, while in competition with Spain who was also seeking an active root to Asia as well. The French exploration occurred later after the “New World” was found, and their target was to find a Northwest Passage where they hoped for a route through North America to the pacific.

Africa, and Vasco and Gama got to India, Spain united as a country to outdo Portugal.

Spain and the United States disputed over what land each one of them would get. The

Tobacco gained popularity very quickly in Europe despite being opposed by the church. Several other crops were also exported, such as “banannas, coconuts, coffee, and breadfruit”21. The export of crops completed what is called the Triangular Trade, a trade between the New World, Europe, and Africa which was central during this time. The New World traded crops to Europe.

The New World In 1492 a man named Christopher Columbus sailed the ocean to come across what they later learned to be the Americas or the “New World”. Columbus thought he had reached India, therefore calling the Natives, Indians. The interactions between the Native Americans and colonists from Spain, England, and France would shape American history as we know it today, the good and bad.

The treaty was negotiated because João II didn’t like all the land the Spanish were getting; Ferdinand and Isabella feared the Portuguese and was busy with the New World. This was different from the “papal line” because this treaty divided the world into 2 hemispheres. The “papal line” was about 350 miles west of the Cape Verde Islands and beyond that discovered

In 1492, the start of European Colonization of the Americas began. A Spanish expedition headed by Christopher Columbus reached the Americas, after which European exploration and colonization rapidly expanded, first through much of the Caribbean region. Then, in the early 16th century, parts of the North and South America were colonized. In 1494, the Treaty of Tordesillas divided the New World, with a line drawn through South America. This caused the Spanish to overthrow the Aztec and Inca Empires. Portugal also conquered much of eastern South America, naming it Brazil. Later, England and France tried colonizing

The history of Panama has been largely influenced by the strategic position of this narrow isthmus that links North America with South America and separates the Pacific Ocean from the Atlantic Ocean. The Cunas, Chocos, and Guaymas were some of the indigenous tribes that have occupied the region. Although these civilizations were not as advanced as the Maya or Inca, they may have been influenced by them. The explorer Rodrigo de Bastidas disembarked on the territory in 1501 and, the following year, Cristóbal Columbus reclaimed Panama in the name of Spain.

The first treaty that created a line dividing Brazil into Spain and Portugal’s possession was the Papal Bull Inter Caetera. It was issued in 1493 by Pope Alexander VI. “The said line to be distant one hundred leagues towards the west and south from any of the islands commonly known as the Azores and Cape Verde. With this proviso however that none of the islands and mainlands, found and to be found, discovered and to be discovered, beyond that said line towards the west and south” (Holy See, Magisterium). While some people think that this papal bull is the most important to Brazil’s existence, the Treaty of Tordesillas played a more impacting role. According to nativeweb.org, “though later bulls were issued on the subject of Portuguese and Spanish colonial rivalry, the bull Inter Caetera became a major document in the development of subsequent legal doctrines claims of empire in the ‘new world’. The bull assigned the Castile the exclusive right to acquire territory, to trade in, or even to approach the lands lying west of the meridian situated one hundred leagues west of the Azores and Cape Verde Islands (Holy See, Magisterium).

The year was 1492 A.D. and a man by the name of Christopher Columbus was commissioned by the Spanish rule to find a new trade route to the east Indies, and so he lead a crew of ninety men and three ships west from Spain in search of a new route.

     Genoa, in the 11th century, Genoese and Pisans captured Almadia and Subelia in Africa. In the 15th century, the hundred year war ended from a frightful time from the Europeans. The 15th century was a time of change and Europe and Spain made the effort to move to the American lands. Spain and Europe did not know what to expect when it came to traveling to the new world. Soon came of Chistoforo Columbo or Cristobal Colon, born in 1446. Columbus as he is known after his death in 1506 changed the world for Europe, Spain and the New World.