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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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Escaped the Spanish by sailing around the world?
escaped the Spanish by sailing around the world
Where did the people came from who settled in California?
what kind of people settled in California
Who was the first person to explore North America?
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.
A major means of communication in the United states around 1900?
west Africa
Which areas did the US did the Spanish explorer in the 1500s?
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What Portuguese reached Asia by sailing around continent?
They actually did reach Asia by going around Africa.
Who was the explorer who sailed around Africa and reached India?
In may20 1498 it was vasco da gama who reached Calicut beach(Kappad) by travelling around Africa
Portuguese navigators first reached East Asia by sailing around the southern tip of which continet?
Africa
Portuguese navigators first reached east Asia by sailing around the southern tip of which continent?
Africa
What Portuguese reached Asia by sailing around this continent?
They actually did reach Asia by going around Africa.
Who was the explorer that first reached the tip of Africa?
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.
What country sponsored the explorer bartolomeo dias?
Bartolomeu Dias, a Portuguese explorer, was sponsored by Portugal when he embarked on his journey to find a sea route to India by sailing around the southern tip of Africa.
Portuguese explorer who found a sea route to Asia by sailing around Africa?
Vasco da Gama
Who was the first European to discover a sea route to Asia?
Vasco de Gama, of Portugal, reached India on May 20, 1498, by sailing around Africa.
Who reached the tip of africa?
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.
Who was the Portuguese explorer found a sea route to Asia by sailing around Africa?
Vasco de Gama thank you very much.Vasco de Gama , A Portuguese explorer , made the first voyage from Europe to Asia.
Reached the southern tip of Africa?
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.
