Following the Treaty of Tordesillas in 1334, _____________ took all lands to the east of the demarcation point (46˚ W longitude), and ___________________ took all the lands to the west.

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The Treaty of Tordesillas, signed in 1494 (not 1334), divided the newly discovered lands outside Europe between Portugal and Spain along a meridian 370 leagues west of the Cape Verde islands (off the west coast of Africa). Portugal received the lands to the east of this line (including parts of Brazil), and Spain received the lands to the west.

Following the Treaty of Tordesillas in 1334, _____________ Took All