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The Peace of Alcaçocas-Toledo settle the question of the succession of Castile in favor of the Isabel, as well as the disputes between Castile and Portugal over the control of the Atlantic in which Castilian control of the Canary islands was recognized but which also gave Portugal the Azores, Madeira, the Cape Verde islands and "lands discovered and to be discovered...and any other island which might be found and conquered from the Canary islands beyond toward Guinea." This treaty, ratified later by a Papal bull in 1481, essentially gave the Portuguese free reign to continue their exploration along the African coast while guaran- teeing Castilian sovereignty in the Canaries. It also prohibited Castilians from sailing to the Portuguese possessions without Portuguese licence. Noticeably, Aragon was not a signatory. The Treaty of Alcacovas established Castilian and Portuguese spheres of control in the Atlantic and settled, for a while, a period of open hostility, but it also created the basis for future claims and conflict.
: ''From article: [[Age_of_discovery#Discovery_of_the_Americas|Age of Discovery: Discovery of the Americas]]''▼
Portugal's rival Castile had been somewhat slower than its neighbour to begin exploring the Atlantic, and it was not until late in the fifteenth century that Castilian sailors began to compete with their Iberian neighbours. The first contest was for control of the Canary Islands, which Castille won. It was not until the union of Aragon and Castille and the completion of the reconquista that the large nation became fully committed to looking for new trade routes and colonies overseas. In 1492 the joint rulers of the nation decided to fund Christopher Columbus' expedition that they hoped would bypass Portugal's lock on Africa and the Indian Ocean reaching Asia by travelling east.▼
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The king Alfonso V of Portugal was married to the daughter of Enrique IV of Castile, Juana, about whom rumors of illegitimacy were spread and was popularly known as Juana "la Beltraneja", for her alleged father Beltrán de la Cueva. When Isabel, whose rights were also under dispute, is crowned as Queen of Castile a civil war starts in the kingdom. Portugal on one side defended the rights of Juana "la Beltraneja", and on the other side the kingdom of Aragon, which prince Ferdinand was married to Isabel, defended the rights of this last one. Portugal was finally defeated in the Battles of Toro in 1476 and Albuera in 1479.
▲: ''From article: [[Age_of_discovery#Discovery_of_the_Americas|Age of Discovery: Discovery of the Americas]]''
▲Portugal's rival Castile had been somewhat slower than its neighbour to begin exploring the Atlantic, and it was not until late in the fifteenth century that Castilian sailors began to compete with their Iberian neighbours. The first contest was for control of the Canary Islands, which Castille won. It was not until the union of Aragon and Castille and the completion of the reconquista that the large nation became fully committed to looking for new trade routes and colonies overseas. In 1492 the joint rulers of the nation decided to fund Christopher Columbus' expedition that they hoped would bypass Portugal's lock on Africa and the Indian Ocean reaching Asia by travelling east.
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