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The Portuguese were the first Europeans to sail directly to Asia. They were first to reach the shores of India, China, Indonesia and several other places.
The first europeans to reach Japan were the portuguese. The date is set between 21 and 24 of September of 1542. Three portuguese ships were taken off course by a storm and after a few days lost they reach the shores of Japan. The captains of the three ships were Francisco Zeimoto, António Peixoto e António da Mota.
The first Europeans to reach Canada were the Vikings.
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1.the vikings were the first european to reach america,
The Portuguese
The Portuguese
were probably the first Europeans to reach the new world
The Portugese were the first Europeans to reach the Indonesian Islands. The Europeans wanted to dominated the spice trade that was very lucrative at the time.
no there was a priest who built a raft and sailed across the Atlantic ocean even before the vikings but after the vikings i am pretty sure that the spanish were the first after them
The first known Europeans to reach the Americas were the Vikings (Norse) during the 11th century, who established several colonies in Greenland.
Christopher Columbus first reached the shores of the western hemisphere in October of 1492. He landed on the island that eventually became Hispaniola.