Treaty of Tordesillas - Modern Claims

Modern Claims

The Treaty of Tordesillas has been invoked by Chile in the 20th century to defend the principle of an Antarctic sector extending along a meridian to the South Pole, as well as the assertion that the treaty made Spanish (or Portuguese) all undiscovered land south to the Pole.

The Treaty of Tordesillas has been invoked by Argentina in the 20th century as part of its claim to the Falkland Islands.

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