Treaty of Alcáçovas | Portugal [1479] (original) (raw)

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history of

• Portugal
  • 
    In Portugal: Independence assured
    …he concluded with Castile the Treaty of Alcáçovas (1479), abandoning the claims of his wife. Afonso never recovered from his reverse, and during his last years his son John administered the kingdom.
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• Spain
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    In Spain: Spain and the New World
    In the Treaty of Alcáçovas (1479), Afonso V of Portugal renounced his claims to the Crown of Castile, and he also recognized Castilian possession of the Canaries in return for Spanish recognition of Portuguese possession of the Azores (in the Atlantic Ocean west of Portugal), the Cape…
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role of

• Afonso V
  • In Afonso V
    …his reign and signed the Treaty of Alcáçovas (1479) abandoning any claim to Castile. He died before the Cortes could meet to ratify his abdication.
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• John II
  • 
    In John II: Early life
    …concluding the disadvantageous Treaty of Alcáçovas before his death in August 1481.
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