john Cabot tried to find new sea route to China so the merchnats would not have to pay the Turks taxes
he discovered the sea route around Africa
He discovered a route from China to India.
Vasco-Da-Gama
Vasco da Gama was a Portuguese explorer who discovered the sea route to India from Europe through the Cape of Good Hope.
He discovered the route form Portugal to the east
A western sea route to India / china
is between china and korea
The Portuguese are credited with discovering the sea route to Australia, even though they did not recognise Australia as a separate continent at the time.
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Vasco da Gama
I believe it was Vasco Da Gama