Dom Vasco da Gama was the first European to reach India by sea. He linked for the first time Europe and Asia by ocean route.
Vasco da Gama (Portuguese) was the first to reach India with the direct route from Europe to India. His expedition from Europe to India and back was almost a two year voyage.
He was looking for a route to India, he went around the southern tip of Africa. I don't believe he made it , the crew came down with scurvy
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Bartolomeu Dias was the first European to sail round the Cape of Good Hope which allowed Vasco Da Gama to be the first to sail to India using this route, arriving in May 1498.
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Dom Vasco da Gama was the first European to reach India by sea. He linked for the first time Europe and Asia by ocean route.
The first Portuguese explorer to reach India was PERO DA KUVIA. Vasco Da Gama was the first Portuguese explorer to reach India by SEA ROUTE.
Dom Vasco da Gama is a famous Portuguese explorer. He discovered an ocean route from Portugal to the east and was the first European to reach India.
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Spain?? But Portugal beat them to it . . .
The European that sailed around the tip of Africa to India was Bartholomew Diaz. Diaz was from Portugal and sailed the route in 1488. The reason for this expedition was to find a trade route to India.
Vasco da Gama (Portuguese) was the first to reach India with the direct route from Europe to India. His expedition from Europe to India and back was almost a two year voyage.
Bartolomeu Dias/Bartholomew Diaz became the first European explorer to sail around the southernmost point of Africa in 1488. This paved the way for Vasco da Gama to become the first European explorer to reach India by this route in 1498.
yes he was the first one to discover the route to India.what if he as the first to discover India.
Vasco da Gama was a Portugese explorer. Vasco da Gama was the first European to reach India with an all water route. He first reached the Cape of Good hope (the tip of Africa) The sailors on board did not want to continue so he headed back. After that he went all the way to India.