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How were the Line of Demarcation and the Treaty of Tordesillas related?

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King John II of Portugal began negotiations directly with King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain to push the line west and allow him to lay claim to lands discovered east of it. The result was the Treaty of Tordesillas

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