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The answer to this question is A, It divided control of newly discovered lands between Spain and Portugal
The correct answer is A) It divided control of newly discovered lands between Spain and Portugal.
In 1493, Pope Alexander VI issued the papal bull Inter Caetera and created the line of demarcation. The effect of the line of demarcation was that it divided control of newly discovered lands between Spain and Portugal.
The papal bull Inter Caetera was issued by Pope Alexander VI on May 4, 1493, helped Spain in its conquest of the American territories. The Inter Caetera ensured Spain the exploitation of the lands discovered by Cristopher Columbus in 1492. The document established a demarcation line west of the Azores and Cape Verde islands. It also granted Spain trade rights in the region.