Papal donation explained

"Papal donation" refers to two sets of papal bulls by which Pope Nicholas V, in 1454, and Pope Alexander VI, in 1493, purported to give the Catholic monarchs of Portugal and Spain, respectively, the prerogative to explore the Americas. Alexander's bull, proclaimed on 4 May 1493, was titled Inter caetera and addressed to Ferdinand and Isabella, the Catholic Monarchs of Spain, and later Catholic monarchs of Spain. England and France opposed the papal donation. Jurists including Francisco de Vitoria and Francisco Suárez argued that the pope did not have power to award territory to sovereigns.^{[1] [2]}

Works cited

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• Hoffman. Paul E.. October 1973. Diplomacy and the Papal Donation 1493–1585. The Americas. 30. 2. 151–183. 10.2307/980555. 0003-1615. 980555. 147148012 .
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Notes and References

1. Book: Elliott, J. H.. John Elliott (historian). The Old World and the New 1492–1650. 1970. Cambridge University Press. 0-521-07937-3. 102975. 101.
2. Book: Wood, Ellen Meiksins. Ellen Meiksins Wood. Empire of Capital. 2003. Verso Books. 1-85984-502-9. 51991602. 41.