Treaty Of Zaragoza.pptx 5x6v1

Treaty of Zaragoza

• The Treaty of Zaragoza, also referred to as the Capitulation of Zaragoza was a peace treaty between Spain and Portugal signed on April 22, 1529 by King John III and the Emperor Charles V, in the Spanish city of Zaragoza. • The treaty defined the areas of Spanish and Portuguese influence in Asia to resolve the "Moluccas issue", when both kingdoms claimed the Moluccas islands for themselves, considering it within their exploration area established by the Treaty of Tordesillas in 1494. The conflict sprung in 1520, when the expeditions of both kingdoms reached the Pacific Ocean, since there was not a set limit to the east.

The 1494 Tordesilhas Treaty meridian (purple) and the Moluccas antimeridian (green), set at the Treaty of Zaragoza, 1529

Aprill 22, 1529 – conluded Treaty of Zaragzoza • Demarcation line was extended to and defined Pacific at 297.5 leagues east of Moluccas. • It was the Portuguese who have the rights of ownership over west of the line and Spain over the east.

Irony in the treaty • Though the Portuguese are the rightful owners of Moluccas based on the said treaty, it was still Spain who claimed Moluccas. • Spain sold her “right” over Moluccas, fooling Portugal with their scant knowledge of the exact location of the demarcation line, making the Portuguese “buy what they already own!” • Spain claimed ownership of the Philippines which is still within Portuguese side of influence.