Province of Brazil and the Vice-Province of Maranhão
摘要
The signing of the Treaty of TordesillasTreaty of Tordesillas (1494) facilitated the structuring of the India RunIndia Run and enabled Portugal to establish its presence in the New World, namely, in present-day BrazilBrazil. After Vasco da GamaVasco da Gama’s return from India, in 1499, Manuel I of PortugalManuel I of Portugal (r. 1495–1521) organized a new expedition commanded by Pedro Álvares CabralPedro Álvares Cabral (1467–1520), appointed by a royal letter dated February 15, 1500.