A route west to India and china, so as to avoid the traditional route of having to go right round Africa (the Suez canal did not exist in his day) he lived in spian and he is the one how discovered USA
His goal was to find a route to the rich spice trade of the Indies and to explore the west coast of Africa.
he found a route that nobody else could find to Africa which lead to improved maps
The sea route and the land route were generally the same length in time (the Panama canal was not yet dug, forcing ships to go around the Southern tip of South America) and most decided the land route was preferable.
there is none. ideas have been tosses around but to date there is no bridge between Spain and North Africa (strait of Gibraltar) to date.
he discovered the sea route around Africa
He discovered the sea route around Africa.
he discovered the sea route around Africa
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He discovered a passable route around Cape Bojador. This allowed the Portuguese to begin their exploration of Africa.
Vasco da Gama. He discovered the sea route from Portugal to India, around the Cape of Good Hope.
Bartolomeu Dias is a Portuguese explorer that discovered the sea route around Africa. His great discovery allowed Indians and Asians to trade.
a sea route around Africa
he discovered the route from the coast of Africa to India submitted by: Bob
he discovered Africa, Cape of Good Health and India. Trade routes include:*trade route from Europe to India*trade route from Western route to India
Bartholomeu Dias did not find a trade route through Africa to get to Asia. He did, however, establish a trade route by sailing around the southern tip of Africa to get to Asia.
Marco Polo sailed around the tip of Africa in 1487 and found what proved to be the first all-water route to the Indies.Vasco da Gama also found all water route to the indies.