Bargain Of Tordesillas: Portugal And Spain

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Bargain of Tordesillas, 1494 – Portugal and Spain fought over who got what land. The Pope drew this line as he was regarded by both.
The line ran North-South, and cleaved off the Brazilian bank of South America
Portugal got everything east of the line (Brazil and area around/under Africa)
Spain got everything west of the line (which ended up being considerably more, however they didn't have any acquaintance with it at the time)
Conquistadores is to be considered as Spanish "heros".
Vasco Balboa – "found" the Pacific Ocean over the isthmus of Panama.
Ferdinand Magellan – circumnavigated the globe (he was the first to do as such).
Ponce de Leon – touches and names Florida searching for fabulous "Wellspring of Youth".
Hernando DeSoto –