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Why did Spain and Portugal sign the Treaty of Tordesillas

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They wanted to protect overseas territories and decide who had the rights to which lands
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Treaty of Tordesillas, (June 7, 1494), agreement between Spain and Portugal aimed at settling conflicts over lands newly discovered or explored by Christopher Columbus and other late 15th-century voyagers. Map showing the line of demarcation between Spanish and Portuguese territory
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