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1494 : how a family feud in medieval Spain divided the world in half
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Documents how Columbus's New World discoveries inflamed a conflict between the leaders of Portugal and Spain that was resolved by Pope Alexander VI, who proclaimed territory divisions in the Atlant...
Documents how Columbus's New World discoveries inflamed a conflict between the leaders of Portugal and Spain that was resolved by Pope Alexander VI, who proclaimed territory divisions in the Atlantic that had a profound influence on centuries of history.
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- Creator
- Stephen R. Bown
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Publication
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- First U.S. edition
- New York : Thomas Dunne Books, 2012
- Physical Details
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- 292 pages : map ; 25 cm
- ISBNs
- 9780312616120, 0312616120, 9781429941303, 1429941308, 9781553655565, 1553655567
- OCLC
- ocn740628676
- Originally published: Vancouver, B.C. : Douglas & McIntyre, 2011.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Issued also in electronic format.
- Europe. The Princess and the Prince ; The Lord of Lords ; The Great Barrier ; East by West -- America. Admiral of the ocean sea ; The man who divided the world ; The far side of the world ; The ruling of the seas ; The heretics ; The freedom of the seas -- The phantom disappears
Subjects
- Portugal. 1494 June 7.
- Demarcation line of Alexander VI.
- Spain -- History -- Ferdinand and Isabella, 1479-1516.
- Spain -- Kings and rulers -- Family relationships.
- Portugal -- History -- John II, 1481-1495.
- America -- Discovery and exploration -- Spanish.
- America -- Discovery and exploration -- Portuguese.