The Portuguese paid 350,000 golden "ducados" to Spain and secured their presence in the islands, which not have been a necessity, as Portugal was actually entitled to the islands, according to the Treaty of Tordesillas.
The Portuguese paid 350,000 golden "ducados" to Spain and secured their presence in the islands. This payment should not have been a necessity, as Portugal was actually entitled to the islands, according to the Treaty of Tordesillas.