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Why was the line of demarcation created in the late 1490s

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The treaty established a line of demarcation that was 370 leagues west of the cape verde island. It was created to set up boundaries between Spain and Portugal 
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to set up boundaries for Spain and Portugal which referred to newly discovered territories.
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