The Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama rounded the southern tip of Africa, known as the Cape of Good Hope, and reached the Indian port of Calicut in 1498. This voyage was significant as it established a sea route to India, allowing Portugal to access the lucrative spice trade. Da Gama's journey marked a key moment in the Age of Exploration, enhancing European maritime power and facilitating global trade networks. His successful expedition paved the way for further Portuguese exploration and colonization in Asia.
Bartholomew Diaz
The first explorer to find a sea route to India was Vasco da Gama, a Portuguese navigator. He reached the Indian subcontinent in 1498, sailing around the southern tip of Africa and landing in Calicut (Kozhikode) on the southwestern coast of India. This voyage established a direct maritime trade route between Europe and Asia, significantly impacting global trade.
India was the first Asian country European explorers reached by water. It was first reached by Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama.
Yes they did
Vasco da Gama
Vasco da Gama
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Vasco da Gama
He was a Portuguese navigator called Ferdinand Magellan. = Portuguese navigator =
Bartholomew Diaz
Bartholomew Diaz
Bartolomeu Dias. Portuguese explorer who in 1488 led the first expedition to sail around the southern tip of Africa from the Atlantic and sight the Indian Ocean.
Portuguese explorer BARTOLOMEU DIAS reached in india around 1488.
Bartolomeu Dias. Portuguese explorer who in 1488 led the first expedition to sail around the southern tip of Africa from the Atlantic and sight the Indian Ocean.
Pedro,Carrol
In may20 1498 it was vasco da gama who reached Calicut beach(Kappad) by travelling around Africa