The World in a treaty

From Wikipedia .... The Treaty of Tordesillas was signed at Tordesillas, Castilla, June 7, 1494, divided the world outside of Europe in an exclusive duopoly between the Spanish Empire and the Portuguese Empire, north along the meridian -South, 370 leagues (1,770 miles) west of the Cape Verde Islands (off the coast of Senegal, West Africa), corresponding to approximately 46 ° 37 'W. The lands to the east of this line would belong to Portugal and those in the west to Spain. This meridian was named Raya. The treaty was ratified by Spain on July 2, and from Portugal September 5, 1494.. "1494, the world close to a duopoly between Spain and Portugal ... remember these dates and these places, they meet again ....