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The Treaty of Tordesillas was designed to settle the dispute between Portugal and Spain over which nation got what in its conquests of the world in 1494 between Ferdinand II of Aragon, Isabella I of Castille, John II of Portugal and John, Prince of Asturias, respectively. (This treaty would also bar other nations mind you, leaving the early colonising solely to the Spanish and Portuguese).

But, what if there was no Treaty? What might the consequences have been if the signatories did not sign such a deal between themselves?
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