explain one political development in the fifteenth and early sixteenth centuries that would likely explain why the king and queen of spain highlighted the donation mentioned in the first and second paragraph

A political development that occurred during the fifteenth and early sixteenth centuries at the time was the start of the protestant reformation.

It is important to note that protestant reformers were beginning to go against the authority of the Roman Catholic church and so when the king and queen of Spain highlighted the pope's donations, they were pledging and requesting the support of others.

Parrain Parrain · Answer 2 · 2021-10-09T07:27:42+02:00

The political development that explained why the King and Queen of Spain highlighted the said donation was the Treaty of Tordesillas.

The Treaty of Tordesillas:

Was signed between Spain and Portugal in 1494
Divided the territory of the New World into Spanish and Portuguese dominions
Was ratified by the Pope, Julius II in 1506

The Treaty of Tordesillas essentially ceded all lands west of Brazil to the Spanish and because it was ratified by the Pope, it was said to be a donation from the Pope.

In conclusion, the Treaty of Tordesillas gave the Spanish the "legal basis" to come after Native American lands because they were allowed to do so by the Pope.

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