The cause of Magellan's trouble was the Treaty of Tordesillas of 1494. This was an agreement between Portugal and Spain to s- hare the newly discovered regions of the world between them. The division ran north to south down a line west of the mid-Atlantic Ocean and through part of Brazil. Spain claimed all new seas and lands west of this imaginary line. Regions to the east of the l- ine would belong to Portugal. The question still to be decided was how far did these areas extend around the far side of the globe. When he discovered the Philippines, Magellan was unwise enough to suggest that they were so far round to the east of the globe that they might come within the Spanish half of the world. King Manuel of Portugal was outraged. Despite the treaty, Spain was still a rival. Magellan, for all his proven bravery and skill as a sailor, was therefore in deep disgrace. In 1513, Magellan was wounded again, fighting against the Morrs in North Africa. This injury caused him to walk with a limp for the rest of his life. Back home, he pleaded with King Manuel to give him command of another ship, but the monarch called him'club foot' and dismissed all his entreaties. The one bright spot in this miserable period of Magellan's life was his friendship with another great Portuguese navigator, John of Lisbon. John shared the opinion, held by many seamen and exp- lorers of the time, that the Far East and the Spice Islands could also be reached by sailing westward round the world. This belief had inspired Columbus's famous voyage of 1492. John had followed Columbus across the Atlantic and then explorer the coast of Sou- th America. He thought he had found the point where the coast swung westward, so offering a way round for shipping. Magellan longed for a chance to find a way round the South Ame- rican continent.