1494: The Treaty That Split the World in Half!

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In 1494, a single treaty changed the destiny of the world!
Spain and Portugal were on the edge of war over the "New World"... until the Pope drew a line dividing the planet!
Spain took the west, Portugal took the east—and just like that, Brazil went to Portugal and the rest of Latin America to Spain.

But was this fair? Or the biggest land grab in history?
Watch this shocking story of the Treaty of Tordesillas and see how one line shaped the modern world!

Follow for more untold truths from history!

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