Marco Polo was one Asian explorer.
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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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