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Frequently [non-] Asked Questions:

did you know that Portugal and Spain [at the time the Kingdom of Castille] once divided the world, with Pope Jules II' blessing?

It's true, kind English-speaking reader. Portugal owned half, Spain did own the other half.

Here's an image of the treaty:

Tratado de Tordesilhas [Treaty of Tordesillas, signed in Tordesillas, Spain]
June 7th 1494