Aeterni regis

The papal bull Aeterni regis (German: Des Ewigen König , so the initial words that gave the bull its name), which was issued on June 21, 1481 by Pope Sixtus IV , confirmed the content of the Treaty of Alcaçovas and thus the Castilian possession of the Canary Islands . All other acquisitions in Africa and east of it should go to Portugal .

See also

• Inter caetera
• Dudum siquidem
• Treaty of Tordesillas

Web links

• History of Internationalization - Age of Discovery ( Memento of December 13, 2006 in the Internet Archive )