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The first European to reach India by sea in 1498 was Dom Vasco da Gama. This discovery paved the way for a Portuguese colonial empire in Asia.

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E first European country to reach India was?

In 1498,portugual was the first European country which reached to India.


Which European country lead the way in overseas exploration?

Portugal was the leading European country in overseas exploration during the Age of Discovery in the 15th and 16th centuries. Under the patronage of Prince Henry the Navigator, Portuguese explorers mapped much of the West African coast and were the first Europeans to reach India by sea, with Vasco da Gama's voyage in 1498. Their advancements in navigation, shipbuilding, and cartography laid the groundwork for subsequent explorations by other European powers.


Name the Portuguese explorer who sailed all the way around Africa to India in 1498?

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. Vasco da Gama was the first to reach India ten years later.


Who were some of the important early European explorers?

Some important early European explorers include Christopher Columbus, who is credited with opening up the Americas to European exploration in 1492, and Vasco da Gama, who discovered the sea route to India around the Cape of Good Hope in 1498. Ferdinand Magellan is notable for leading the first expedition to circumnavigate the globe, while John Cabot explored parts of North America for England in the late 15th century. These explorers significantly expanded European knowledge of the world and facilitated trade and colonization.


What explorer first rounded the Cape of Good Hope?

Bartolomeu Dias (Bartholomew Diaz) was the first European explorer to round the Cape of Good Hope in 1488. He ventured only a little way up the east coast of Africa before returning to Portugal.Dias originally named the Cape as the "Cape of Storms", but this was later renamed Cape of Good Hope by King John II of Portugal as it represented the possibility of a trade route with the East.Vasco da Gama (Dom Vasco da Gama) was the first European (Portuguese) explorer to round the Cape of Good Hope and find a sea route to India, landing in Calicut in 1498.

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Vasco da Gama was born in 1460 in Sines, Alentejo, Portugal. He was the first European to reach India by sea.


How long was de gama voyage?

Vasco de Gama was the first European to reach India by sea. He left Portugal on July 1497 sailing around Africa and reached India on May 20, 1498.


Who reach India first?

its vasco di gama Vasco de Gama on 20 May 1498


Who were the first European to reach India by the sea route?

=== === Vasco da Gama was the first European explorer to sail directly from Portugal to India reaching Calicut (modern day Kozhikode) on May 20, 1498. Ferdinand Magellan was the European explorer who led the first successful circumnavigation, or to travel completely around, of the earth. Although he was killed in the Philippines during the Battle of Mactan, his fleet continued the journey back to Spain and returned in 1525.


When did vasco da gama'' reach India?

Vasco da Gama reached India on May 20, 1498, becoming the first to sail there around Africa.


Did vasco da gama reach India?

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Who was the first European to reach India by sea?

Afanasy Nikitin (from Tver, Russia) was the first European to reach India in 1469. He reached the Bahamani kingdom (about 140 miles south of present day Bombay) and wrote a detailed diary of his travels to and within India titled Хождение за три моря - (Journey across three seas).Vasco De Gama was the first European to reach India by sea. He first approached the Indian coast in May of 1498. He was a Portuguese explorer who eventually died in India in 1524.


Did Vasco Da Gama reach India in 1498?

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Where vaskodigama first entered in India?

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