Treaty of Tordesillas

GPTKB entity

Properties (54)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf treaty
gptkbp:awardedBy gptkb:Pope_Alexander_VI
gptkbp:basedOn geographical knowledge of the time
gptkbp:challenges later treaties
gptkbp:contributedTo European_colonialism
gptkbp:coordinates 370 leagues west of the Cape Verde Islands
gptkbp:criticism gptkb:England
gptkb:France
gptkb:Netherlands
gptkbp:date June 7, 1494
gptkbp:diplomaticRelations expansion of influence
two Catholic monarchies
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:Portuguese_Crown
gptkb:Spanish_Crown
gptkbp:established gptkb:Spanish-Portuguese_rivalry
demarcation line
gptkbp:geographicalFeature gptkb:South_America
gptkbp:historical_significance shaped modern boundaries
gptkbp:historicalContext gptkb:Age_of_Discovery
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Treaty of Tordesillas
gptkbp:impact colonial expansion
indigenous populations
gptkbp:influenced subsequent treaties
previous papal bulls
Christian_doctrine
Spanish_colonization_policies
Portuguese_colonization_policies
gptkbp:is_a modern international law
gptkbp:is_a_document_that defined territorial claims
gptkbp:is_a_platform_for colonial governance
gptkbp:is_a_reflection_of the power dynamics of the time
gptkbp:is_a_source_of historical debate
gptkbp:is_designed_to conflict_between_Spain_and_Portugal
gptkbp:is_recognized_for Treaty of Zaragoza 1529
gptkbp:keyEvent the history of exploration
gptkbp:landmark diplomatic history
gptkbp:led_to conflicts_with_other_European_powers
Treaty_of_Tordesillas'_legacy
gptkbp:party gptkb:Portugal
gptkb:Spain
gptkbp:products the_Renaissance_era
gptkbp:purpose divide newly discovered lands
gptkbp:replacedBy Treaty of Madrid 1750
gptkbp:resultedIn Spanish_and_Portuguese_empires
gptkbp:significance first international treaty concerning colonial claims
gptkbp:treaty shaped global politics.
gptkbp:was_a_catalyst_for European_exploration_of_the_Americas
European_exploration_of_Africa
European_exploration_of_Asia
gptkbp:was_a_factor_in the rise of empires
gptkbp:was_a_response_to discovery of the New World
gptkbp:was_a_result_of the Treaty of Alcáçovas
competition for overseas territories
gptkbp:was_marked_by Tordesillas,_Spain