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Who was the first European explorer to sail from Europe to Asia?
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Vasco da Gama.
The expedition left from Lisbon, went to the Cape Verde Islands, Mozabmbique, Mobasa, Malindi, and from there to Calicut, India. The journey was from 1497 to 1499.
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∙ 9y agoIn 1519 Ferdinand Magellan, a Portuguese sea captain led several ships from Spain to Asia. Magellan made it to the Philippines and was killed there. His crew continued and sailed "around the world".
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Which explorer first found a way to east Asia through traveling around 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.
Was Magellan the fist explorer to set foot in Asia?
He was the first European Explorer. But Marco Polo was from China and traveled to Italy must before Magellan.
First European to sail to India starting with d?
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.
Who was the first European country to gain a foothold in Asia?
Cambodia, Laos, and Burma
Why did the Europeans sail to Asia?
In ancient times, the only commercial links between Europe and Asia were slow, difficult overland routes called the Silk Road, over which silk and spices made their way to European markets. Following the Middle Ages, growing European civilizations sought sea routes to the east (India, China) and eventually found them by going around the horn of Africa, which was perilous because of stormy weather. The Portuguese explorer Vasco Da Gama first made the journey in 1498, six years after Columbus' westward attempt began Spanish conquests in the Americas.
What was the name of the first explorer to Asia?
from Europe, it would be Marco Polo
Who was the first explorer to find sea route from Europe to Asia?
cortes
What European explorer proved it was possible to reach Asia by sailing west from Europe?
Bartholomeu DiasAmerigo VespucciFerdinand MagellanMartin Behaim
What country was ferdinand magellan sailing for?
Explorer and navigator Ferdinanad Magellan sailed for the country of France. He is known for being the first European to travel from Europe to Asia by sailing west.
Which explorer first found a way to east Asia through traveling around 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.
Who was the first European toprove it was possible to reach Asia by sailing west from Europe?
Magellan.
Was Magellan the fist explorer to set foot in Asia?
He was the first European Explorer. But Marco Polo was from China and traveled to Italy must before Magellan.
Why weren't the europe explorer unable to find a northwest passage to asia?
There never was one in the first place
Who was the first explorer of his time to actually set foot in Asia?
People lived in Asia for ages. It was not like Europe or America, which needed to be explored.
What explorer thought he had reached asia but made the first European land claims in north America?
Christopher Columbus.
Who was the first European power to explore east Asia?
The first European power to explore East Asia was Portugal. Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama reached India in 1498, establishing a direct sea route from Europe to Asia. The Portuguese would later extend their exploration to other parts of East Asia, including Japan and China.
Who was the first European to attempt to circumnavigate the globe?
The first European navigator considered to have traveled a great distance, in an attempt to circumnavigate the globe was Ferdinand Magellan, a Portuguese explorer. He was the captain of the first expedition that had the intention of reaching Asia from Europe, He attempted to do this by rounding the newly found world of the Americas and crossing the Pacific Ocean.
