What does the line of demarcation represent?

line of demarcation. A line defining the boundary of a buffer zone or area of limitation. A line of demarcation may also be used to define the forward limits of disputing or belligerent forces after each phase of disengagement or withdrawal has been completed.

Q. Why did the pope create the line of demarcation?

Ferdinand and Isabella wanted the pope’s blessing to protect the recent discoveries made by Christopher Columbus, the Genoese navigator who claimed a new world for Spain. He responded by issuing papal bulls – solemn edicts – establishing a line of demarcation between Spanish and Portuguese territories around the globe.

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Q. Why did the pope create the line of demarcation?
Q. What is the difference between the line of demarcation and the Treaty of Tordesillas?
Q. Why did the line of demarcation become so important to Spain and Portugal?
Q. Who discovered Brazil first?
Q. What country accidentally discovered Brazil?
Q. What is typical Portuguese food?
Q. What country is Portuguese spoken in?
Q. How long is the flight from Portugal to Brazil?

Q. What is the difference between the line of demarcation and the Treaty of Tordesillas?

Spain and Portugal adhered to the treaty without major conflict between the two, although the line of demarcation was moved an additional 270 leagues (about 1500 kilometers or 932 miles) farther west in 1506, which enabled Portugal to claim the eastern coast of what is now Brazil. …

Q. Why did the line of demarcation become so important to Spain and Portugal?

Initially, the line of demarcation did not encircle the earth. Instead, Spain and Portugal could conquer any new lands they were the first to discover, Spain to the west and Portugal to the east, even if they passed each other on the other side of the globe.