GK
WORLD HISTORY
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Ferdinand Magellan
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Christopher Columbus
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Hernan Cortes
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Vasco da Gama
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Detailed explanation-1: -Portuguese explorer Vasco de Gama becomes the first European to reach India via the Atlantic Ocean when he arrives at Calicut on the Malabar Coast. Da Gama sailed from Lisbon, Portugal, in July 1497, rounded the Cape of Good Hope, and anchored at Malindi on the east coast of Africa.
Detailed explanation-2: -1. Vasco da Gama was a Portuguese explorer and the first European to reach India by sea. 2. Portuguese Empire established the first European trading centre at Calicut.
Detailed explanation-3: -Vasco da Gama ( c. 1462 – December 24, 1506) was a Portuguese sailor. He was the first European who went to India through the Cape of Good Hope at the southern end of Africa.
Detailed explanation-4: -Vasco da Gama was born in about 1460 into a noble family. Little is known of his early life. In 1497, he was appointed to command an expedition equipped by the Portuguese government, whose intention was to find a maritime route to the East.