WI: Alternate Columbus landing spots

@Kumarbi & others-

What if he landed 1st in Brazil, or the Guyanas?
The Spanish become much less willing to let the Portuguese move the Tordesillas line, since they now know there's stuff there (Columbus would definitely make attempts to see how far the coast stretches, if not on his first voyage, then on later ones). So no Portuguese Brazil.
 

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The Spanish become much less willing to let the Portuguese move the Tordesillas line, since they now know there's stuff there (Columbus would definitely make attempts to see how far the coast stretches, if not on his first voyage, then on later ones). So no Portuguese Brazil.

But when will the Caribbean or Peru even be found by the Spanish? Especially if they encounter no gold and the most interesting thing around is maybe some dyewood?
 
But when will the Caribbean or Peru even be found by the Spanish? Especially if they encounter no gold and the most interesting thing around is maybe some dyewood?
It will be found by someone eventually. Especially if it's more of a direct western voyage than having to go south towards Brazil. Brazil is also more likely to be discovered on some voyage to southern Africa. A plausible POD would be to have Bartolomeu Dias fail to reach the tip of Africa and the Spanish attempt to beat the Portuguese there, ending up in Brazil.
 
Started writing a short story about Columbus somehow winding up in Lisbon and insisting he found the kingdom of Prester John.

Then Chrome crashed.

Oh well.
 
Started writing a short story about Columbus somehow winding up in Lisbon and insisting he found the kingdom of Prester John.

Then Chrome crashed.

Oh well.
Columbus would know what Lisbon looked like, considering he first went to the Portuguese first for funding. He wasn't a complete fool.
 
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