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The various lines of demarcation of the Treaty of Tordesillas are drawn on the female body, questioning the notion of Land and Possession, both in the European invasion and in the structural logic of patriarchy: “How can a territory/body to be divided, owned and named before being found?”

The Treaty of Tordesillas and its variations (all with names and surnames of Spanish and Portuguese men), were agreements to divide the lands 'to be discovered', before arriving there.