Treaty of Tordesillas in the Caribbean

Had the Spanish failed to conquer Mexico, would they have had enforced the Treaty of Tordesillas in the Caribbean in the first half of the 16th century? Thank you.
 

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Had the Spanish failed to conquer Mexico, would they have had enforced the Treaty of Tordesillas in the Caribbean in the first half of the 16th century? Thank you.
The Spanish had already conquered the Caribbean by that point (even though their hold on certain islands was very tenuous) so they certainly could have enforced the Treaty through the 16th century.

Though some islands would definitely be snagged by the English or French by the 1620s.
 
Had the Spanish failed to conquer Mexico, would they have had enforced the Treaty of Tordesillas in the Caribbean in the first half of the 16th century? Thank you.
I don't think the Spanish were ever strong enough and the Carrabian was too big to enforce the treaty.
 
The Spanish had already conquered the Caribbean by that point (even though their hold on certain islands was very tenuous) so they certainly could have enforced the Treaty through the 16th century.

I know Spain neglected the Caribbean after conquests of the Aztec and Inca empires. Perhaps if Cortés failed they would've been stronger in the area?
 
I know Spain neglected the Caribbean after conquests of the Aztec and Inca empires. Perhaps if Cortés failed they would've been stronger in the area?
I think the essential point is that having many Caribbean islands is only a bit more useful than having many-1, but having a single island is a lot more useful than having none. So the English and French (and possibly later, Dutch/Danes/...) will have far more incentive to capture that 1 island than Spain has to hold every single island. Spain does profit from the others not-having the islands, of course, but they're never going to pay to fortify each and every island sufficiently to beat back competitors.
 
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