Everything about Treaty Of Madrid 1750 totally explained
The
Treaty of Madrid was a document signed by
Ferdinand VI of Spain and
John V of Portugal on
January 13 1750, concerning their empires and status of their territories in what is now
Brazil.
Earlier treaties authored by both countries, and as mediated by the
Catholic Church of
Rome, stipulated that the Portuguese empire in
South America could extend no farther west than the 46th meridian. Had this treaty remained unchanged, the Spanish would have held what is today the city of
São Paulo, and all land to the west and south. Thus, Brazil would only be a fraction of its present-day size.
The Treaty of Madrid was based on the principle of
Roman law Uti possidetis, ita possideatis (who owns by fact, must also own by right), and regulated the actual situation, allowing further expansion of the Portuguese Empire at the expense the Empire of Spain. This expansion eventually led to the formation of the
Empire of Brazil.
The treaty also stipulated that Spain would receive the
Sacramento Colony, and Portugal the
Misiones Orientales. These were seven independent
Jesuit missions of the upper
Uruguay River who resisted Portuguese rule, in what is known as The
Guarani War (Guerra Guaranítica).
In their attempt to mark the new frontier, Spain and Portugual combined armies and crushed the resistance.
The movie "
The Mission" is based on these events. The Guarani War occurred in 1756.
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Brazil according the Treaty of Tordesillas
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Brazil according the Treaty of Madrid (1750)
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