Comment Comment by Turing_Machine On the contrary...https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_of_TordesillasLook at that line, and note which non-European countries speak Spanish and which ones speak Portuguese.For instance, Brazil wound up being Portuguese (a rarity in South America) because it stuck over the line into Portuguese turf. parent Turing_Machine 9 years ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_of_Tordesillas
Look at that line, and note which non-European countries speak Spanish and which ones speak Portuguese.
For instance, Brazil wound up being Portuguese (a rarity in South America) because it stuck over the line into Portuguese turf.