It's pretty much suspected that they already knew and that's why that treaty choose that meridian. It was probably a state secret, and now a pointless mystery.
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The Brazilian Slaughter
The Lisboa Earthquake and the following fire also destroyed centuries of archives that would have shed light on how much and how early the Portuguese knew about it.
The Brazilian Slaughter
Anyway, I think the Portuguese would have come here anyway because the Spanish simply had too much on their plate. Otherwise, they would have doubled-down on India and Southeast Asia, maybe finally cementing a powerful presence on either.
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