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Who set sail to find a shortcut to Asia?

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Why did john Franklin set sail?

He set sail to Find A route from Europe to Asia when you sail Northwest. This route was called the Northwest Passage


Where did Balboa set sail on his trip?

asia i think


What year did Marco Polo set sail to Asia?

1271


When did Giovanni da verrazzano sail?

in 1524 Giovanni set sail in search of a northwest passage to asia


Why did Jacques Cartier set sail?

He was looking for the northwest passage to asia


Where did Vasco Nunez Balboa set sail from?

He lived in Spain and sailed to Asia.


What are the different reasons that explorers set sail?

Columbus set sail to find another route to the east Indies.Giovanni set sail because he wanted to explore. Samuel set sail because he wanted what Columbus wanted.Henry set sail he wanted to see the new world.


Why Christopher Columbus sail for King Ferdinand?

Christopher Columbus, under the auspices of King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella, set out from Spain to find an all-water route to Asia.


After hearing about columbas a man set sail to find northorn route to aisa going across the pasifc?

John Cabot, after hearing about Columbus's voyage to the New World, set sail in 1497 to try and find a northwest passage from Europe to Asia. Under the authority of King Henry VII, John Cabot was one of the first to attempt this feat.


What explorer was the first to set sail across the Atlantic ocean in search for a sea route to Asia?

Christopher Columbus


Why did Ferdinand set sail?

To set sail.


What year did Christopher Columbus set out to find a quicker route to Asia?

Christopher Columbus set out to find a quicker route to Asia in 1492.