The Rivalry Between

Portugal and Spain

Similarities of Spain and Portugal They are neighboring countries

from the Iberian Peninsula ( South Western Europe) They are very interested in exploring and developing trade They were both fighting for territory , power and riches spices religious proselytism

At first their main reason for exploration is to spread Christianity .

Era of the Voyages of Exploration

Prince Henry the Navigator (1394-1460) (Portugal) closely associated with the first voyages of explorations to find an alternative road to India along the West African coast, thus bypassing Islamic territories opening the way for trade with India and the Middle East.

Era of the Voyages of ExplorationChristopher Columbus (Spain)

A Genoese navigator in the service of Spain He reached the Bahamas Islands on October 12, 1492 believing that he had reached the East Indies. He then explored the coasts of Cuba and Hispaniola before returning to Spain where he arrived on March 15, 1493.

Era of the Voyages of ExplorationAmerigo Vespucci (Portugal)

took part in several expeditions on the eastern coast of South America; he realized that Columbus had in fact discovered an entire continent Ironically, from 1516 this continent was known as “America” after Amerigo Vespucci while it should have been more properly named “Columbia”

The era of the voyages of exploration was coming to an END, gradually replaced by the age of COLONIALISM AND EXPLOITATION of the newly discovered territories. A steady flow of money and treasures began to enrich Spain and Portugal, inciting other European powers to initiate their own voyages of exploration.

Treaty of Tordesilla

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Treaty of Tordesillas June 7, 1494

agreement between Spain and Portugal aimed at settling conflicts over lands newly discovered or explored by Christopher Columbus and other late 15th-century voyagers. In 1493, after reports of Columbus’s discoveries had reached them, the Spanish rulers Ferdinand and Isabella enlisted papal support for their claims to the New World in order to inhibit the Portuguese and other possible rival claimants

Treaty of Tordesillas Alexander VI issued bulls

setting up a line of demarcation from pole to pole 100 leagues (about 320 miles) west of the Cape Verde Islands

Spain – west ; Portugal- East Neither power was to occupy

any territory already in the hands of a Christian ruler

Treaty of Tordesillas King John II of Portugal was

dissatisfied because Portugal’s rights in the New World were insufficiently affirmed, and the Portuguese would not even have sufficient room at sea for their African voyages.

Treaty of TordesillasSpanish and Portuguese

ambassadors reaffirmed the papal division, but the line itself was moved to 370 leagues (1,185 miles) west of the Cape Verde Islands, or about 46°30 ′W of Greenwich. Pope Julius II finally sanctioned the change in 1506.

The new boundary enabled Portugal to claim the coast of Brazil

Treaty of Zaragoza

Treaty of Zaragoza April 22, 1529 Held to define the respective territorial jurisdictions of Portugal and Spain in the Pacific and to solve the problems of ownerships in the island of Moluccas The treaty stipulated that the King of Spain will sell the rights over the Moluccas to the Portugal for 350, 000 gold ducats ($ 630,000.00), and a new demarcation line was fixed at 297 ½ leagues east of the Moluccas Portugal- east; Spain- west

Treaty of Zaragoza  Once Antonio de Abreu began                                                 pushing further into the “Spice                                                Islands” in modern Indonesia,                                                the Portuguese found                                                themselves with exclusive                                                trading rights to some of the most valuable agricultural resources in the world at the time. The Molucca Islands, roughly 700 miles north of Australia, were the only place nutmeg and cloves grew in 1512 -- a potentially lucrative discovery

Treaty of Zaragoza  Francisco Serrao,  Abreu’s vice-captain, wrote to his                                                  friend Ferdinand Magellan                                                  describing the region in detail,                                                 prompting the Spanish crown                                                 to finance a round-the-world                                                 for which journey Magellan                                                 had petitioned. Due to incomplete scientific knowledge and instruments,  the Portugal bought something that they already owned.

Treaty of Zaragoza

The reason why Portugal is one of the mysteries in our history, since the Portugal were the one who first discovered our islands in 1512. It is in disguised because if they claimed us, we will be soon under the Dutch who took over the Molucca in 1607. The Dutch were far more cruel. As compared to the colonial experiences of the Dutch, British or French, the Spanish were more benign and liberal with their colonies.

To summarize my report, the rivalry between the Spain and Portugal is a race to glory. A race wherein the prize are treasures, colonies and pride to say that they are the strongest. They are actually the same in many ways that why they collide with each other.

GOD BLESS…