Portugal was the first country to sail eastward. Vasco da Gama was the first to sail around Africa and discover India
France
poruguease
Africa
Spain. ;)
Vasco da Gama
Captain Cook
India. The question is a little misleading, I somehow doubt that da Gama was the first European explorer to visit India others had probably made it overland. However, he was the first European to sail to India by the way of Cape Horn.
MAGELLEN
Bartolomeu Dias
La salle
how did the lateen sail help the european explorers