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The Tordesillas Treaty. The treaty was signed as an agreement between the Spanish and the Portuguese monarchs. The Treaty was signed to avoid the unwanted confusion between Spain and the Portugal on the claim of the land in the New World. In 1493, Christopher Columbus returned to Spain.He narrated the stories about his voyage to Pope Alexander VI, a Spanish by birth.Understanding the need to divide the New World lands between Spain and Portugal he issued a  Papal Decree  (Papal Bull).he Treaty of Tordesillas was signed as a mutual agreement between Spain and Portugal to propagate their quest for explorations in the New World and also to enhance their trade activities.
In 1492 a Spanish-based transatlantic maritime expedition led by Christopher Columbus resulted in the re-discovery of the Americas, a continent which was previously unknown in Europe, as well as the colonization of the Americas. Columbus and his crew became the first Christian to make landfall in the Americas. Columbus was an Italianâborn navigator sailing for the Crown of Castile in search of a westward route to Asia, to access the sources of spices and other oriental goods. This led to the discovery of a New World between Europe and Asia. Columbus made a total of four voyages to the Americas between 1492 and 1502, setting the stage for the European exploration and colonization of the Americas, ultimately leading to the Columbian Exchange.