This Day in History Entry #64
May 4th, 2010 by Wordsman
Portugal was of ill humor full
Screamed ’til faces turned blue—no, purple
“All this brand-new terrain—
Why should it go to Spain?
If you ask me, all this is just bull!”
Event: Pope Alexander VI issues the papal bull Inter caetera, granting rights to the majority of the New World to Spain
Year: 1493
Learn more: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inter_caetera
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_of_Tordesillas
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