Vasco da Gama.
The expedition left from Lisbon, went to the Cape Verde Islands, Mozabmbique, Mobasa, Malindi, and from there to Calicut, India. The journey was from 1497 to 1499.
In 1519 Ferdinand Magellan, a Portuguese sea captain led several ships from Spain to Asia. Magellan made it to the Philippines and was killed there. His crew continued and sailed "around the world".
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.
He was the first European Explorer. But Marco Polo was from China and traveled to Italy must before Magellan.
Dom Vasco da Gama was the first European to reach India by sea. He linked for the first time Europe and Asia by ocean route.
Cambodia, Laos, and Burma
In ancient times, the only commercial links between Europe and Asia were slow, difficult overland routes called the Silk Road, over which silk and spices made their way to European markets. Following the Middle Ages, growing European civilizations sought sea routes to the east (India, China) and eventually found them by going around the horn of Africa, which was perilous because of stormy weather. The Portuguese explorer Vasco Da Gama first made the journey in 1498, six years after Columbus' westward attempt began Spanish conquests in the Americas.
from Europe, it would be Marco Polo
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Explorer and navigator Ferdinanad Magellan sailed for the country of France. He is known for being the first European to travel from Europe to Asia by sailing west.
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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.
In 1487, explorer Bartholomew Diaz led the first European expedition to round the Cape of Good Hope at the southern tip of Africa. This successful journey opened up a direct sea route from Europe to Asia.
Magellan.
He was the first European Explorer. But Marco Polo was from China and traveled to Italy must before Magellan.
There never was one in the first place
Yes, Bartolomeu Dias was a Portuguese explorer who is known for being the first European to sail around the southern tip of Africa in 1488. His journey opened up the sea route from Europe to Asia via the Cape of Good Hope.
Christopher Columbus.
The Portuguese was the first European power to explore East Asia. I finally found the answer in "Contemporary World Regional Geography" by Bradshaw White and Dymond Chacko on page 187. Hope this helps =) -Andrea