His goal was to find a route to the rich spice trade of the Indies and to explore the west coast of Africa.
Because of the triangle trade route t got in the way.
The desire for increased profit led Europeans to seek a direct trade route to Asia. If they could dispense with the middleman, they could keep the extra for themselves.
there! Ferdinand Magellan was Portuguese, but sailed for Spain (under Spanish King Charles the First) to find an alternate spice trade route to India (instead of using Portugal's route)
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The route European explorers looked for was a sea route, as the overland route across Asia was cut off by the Ottoman Empire. The first to discover this route was Vasco de Gama, who went through the perilous Cape of Good Hope and ended up in Calicut, India.
to find a western trade route to Asia
many european explorers tried to find a trade route 2 asia, but many of them, well most of them never found it
Da Gama was an explorer who searched for a trade route to India.
a water trade route from Europe to India by sea.
Martin Frobisher became an explorer in search of the Northwest Passage, a sea route connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. He hoped to find a faster trade route to Asia for England. Additionally, he was motivated by the potential for fame and fortune that successful exploration could bring.
John Cabot
The Silk Route connected Cordoba to Baghdad and most of the rest of the ancient Asian and Middle Eastern world.
Portugal
Henry Hudson
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He was a Portuguese explorer and of course he was important, he was the first to travel around Africa and by doing that, he opened a new trade route.