Treaty Museum

Tordesillas

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February 25th 2008
Your eyes are getting heavy...you are VERY sleepy...you are going back to your High School World History Class & you are remembering the TREATY OF TORDESILLAS. Maybe you aren't. Anyway, the Treaty of Tordesillas was a famous treaty signed in 1494, I think, that divided the world between Spain & Portugal during the time of exploration. WEll, the treaty was signed in Tordesillas, which is 1/ ... read more

Europe » Spain » Castile & León » Valladolid

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Spain's powerful world empire of the 16th and 17th centuries ultimately yielded command of the seas to England. Subsequent failure to embrace the mercantile and industrial revolutions caused the country to fall behind Britain, France, and Germany in ... ... read more