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where did portugal and spain claim land in the western hemisphere ?

Sagot :

Portugal claimed Brazil and Spain claimed the rest of South America and some of Central America I think..
Gibbs
As a part of the Treaty of Tordesillas the Spanish and Portuguese Empires agreed that the Spanish would take control of any territory in the Western Hempisphere west a meridian 370 leagues which was west of the Cape Verde Islands and the Portuguese would have the rights to any territory to the east of this point.