By virtue of his spiritual power as head of the church, Alexander VI arbitrated the division between Spain and Portugal of the newly discovered territories in the Americas. His temporal powers made him head of the papal states with territories in central Italy, and he governed his kingdom much like any other Renaissance sovereign.
त्याच्या राजकीय वर्चस्वामुळे तो मध्य इटलीत क्षेत्रे असलेल्या पोपच्या राज्यांचा प्रमुख बनला आणि प्रबोधनकाळातील इतर कोणत्याही शासकाप्रमाणे तो राज्यशासन करत असे.