Vasco Da Gama was the first explorer to make a complete journey to India. He was Portugese and left in 1497 with three ships under his command. He sailed on the water for eleven months( versus three months for Columbus) when he finally made it to the Indian city of Calicut( not to be confused with Calcutta, which was the city's enemy at the time.
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Italian navigator, John Cabot is believed to have been the first European to reach the North American mainland, in the year 1497. He is believed to have landed on the island of Newfoundland. Cabot sailed under the sponsorship of England.
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