Portugal was the first European nation to send a ship from Europe around Africa to India and then back to Europe
Prince Henry the navigator
the portuguese were the first to trade in India...........
In 1498,portugual was the first European country which reached to India.
the Euripean was Vasco Da Gama in 1488.
Vasco de Gama was the first European to reach India by sea. The first European to cross India by land was probably part of the British East India Trading Company. However, his or her name has been lost.
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The Roman Empire created a trade system with India. After the fall of the Roman Empire, Portugal was the first European country to make a settlement in India.
dias was the first european to go down to the tip of south africa. da gama was the first european to go around africa (following dias's tracks) to get to india. (instead of getting there by land.) that way people didn't get robbed by arabs and muslims wen they went to trade with India.
it was Portugal
Vasco Da Gama was the first European to sail around Africa and go all the way to India.