Show #81: Lesser-Known Brazilian Gems - Treaty of Tordesillas, - TopicsExpress



          

Show #81: Lesser-Known Brazilian Gems - Treaty of Tordesillas, 1494 Brazilian superstar Caetano Veloso once characterized Brazil as “the great other” Why? Because following Columbus’ discovery of the New World in 1493, King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain went to the Pope to lay claim to these newly discovered territories. Under the 1494 Treaty of Tordesillas, the Spanish-born Pope Alexader VI issued a papal bull decreeing all territories longitudinally 370 miles ... ow.ly/2QGoqZ
Posted on: Fri, 14 Nov 2014 16:07:05 +0000

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