Differences Between Portugal And Spain

The desire for wealth and land grew as Europe started to enhance as trade grew. When Portugal and China increased trade with each other Spain grew jealous of the trade and Portugal wanted a direct trade sea route to Asia. Portugal found great success in exploring the sea, so naturally Spain wanted to be more successful in general. The battle back and forth for who can uncover the best resource, who can find the mythical civilization, who can find the most land became a lifestyle.

Portugal's discovery of a trade route to Asia was never believed to be existent until Bartolomeu Dias down the far coast of Africa until his crew and himself reached the tip, when they were arriving a huge storm rose and battered the ship for days eventually leaving them at the southeast coast of Africa. They were ecstatic and considered sailing to India, but his crew was tired and running out of supplies, so they sailed home. Upon their arrival they were treated like kings. The maps updated and more sailors set off to round the tip of Africa. One of those sailors being Vasco da Gama.
Being a member wasn't enough for Spain though, then Spanish had to be leaders. Portugal was in no position to give up their position in it all up. Spain and Portugal were constantly on each other backs, when they decided enough was enough, that is was time to settle their problems they turned to the Pope to solve their problem. Pope Alexander VI created The Line Of