Portugal was the first country to sail eastward. Vasco da Gama was the first to sail around Africa and discover India
Vasco Da Gama was the first European to sail around Africa and go all the way to India.
The Portuguese were the first Europeans to sail directly to Asia. They were first to reach the shores of India, China, Indonesia and several other places.
He sailed four ships to India Vasco da Gama had several accomplishments to his name. The main achievement that he is remembered for is establishing a trade route from Portugal to India. He sailed around the tip of Africa all the way to India.
Vasco da Gama was credited to be the first navigator to find a sail directly from Europe to India. So to be specific he was the first person to find the route from Europe, down below Africa, to Asia. He was also the first European to sail through the Cape of Good Hope from Portugal (Europe) to India (Asia).So no mater where he went he was always noticed.
Portugal was the first country to sail eastward. Vasco da Gama was the first to sail around Africa and discover India
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.
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.
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.
Vasco Da Gama was the first European to sail around Africa and go all the way to India.
For the Portuguese explorer, da Gama.Vasco da Gama is credited with being the first European to sail around Africa to India.
The Portuguese were the first Europeans to sail directly to Asia. They were first to reach the shores of India, China, Indonesia and several other places.
Captain Cook
the portuguese were the first to trade in India...........
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.
He sailed four ships to India Vasco da Gama had several accomplishments to his name. The main achievement that he is remembered for is establishing a trade route from Portugal to India. He sailed around the tip of Africa all the way to India.
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