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The first Asian country that the European explorers reached by water was India. The explorers was commanded by Portuguese explorer Dom Vasco da Gama.
India was the first Asian country European explorers reached by water. It was first reached by Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama.
Vasco de Gama explored from Europe to India.
Vasco Da Gama was looking for a trade route to India
De Gama never got to India.
Gama went in 1497 Gama went in 1497
Vasco Da Gama sailed from Lisbon, Portugal, on July 8, 1497, heading to East. Da Gama rounded Africa's Cape of Good Hope on November 22, and continued on to India. Gama reached Calicut, India on May 20,1498 and left India on August 29,1498. Da Gama returned to Lisbon, Portugal in September,1499.
Vasco-Da-Gama
Da Gama was an explorer who searched for a trade route to India.
he sailed
Calicut, India