Vasco da Gama had sailed to Calicut in 1498
In may20 1498 it was vasco da gama who reached Calicut beach(Kappad) by travelling around Africa
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The Portuguese explorer first to arrive in Calicut was Vasco da Gama, in 1498.
Vasco da Gama was born in 1460 in Sines, Alentejo, Portugal. He was the first European to reach India by sea.
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He sailed to Brazil in 1498.
Calicut, May, 20th, 1498
He arrived in Kappad near Calicut, India on 20 May 1498.
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Vasco Da Gama first sailed around Africa in 1497 - 1498.