OCEANS AND COUNTRIES
INDIAN TRANSPORTATION COMMUNICATION NATIONAL PARKS AND SANCTUARIES
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Bartholomeu Diaz
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Vasco da Game
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Magellan
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Columbus
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Detailed explanation-1: -His predecessor navigators helped him understand sea routes In 1487, Bartolomeu Dias discovered that the Indian and Atlantic Oceans were connected.
Detailed explanation-2: -On 20th May 1498, two years after he set sail from Lisbon, Portugal, Vasco da Gama arrived on the Western sea coast of India at Kozhikode (Calicut), Kerala. This was the first time that a European had arrived in India via the sea. Thus, da Gama is credited with the discovery of the sea route to India.
Detailed explanation-3: -Pedro Alvares Cabral reached India in 1500 CE with 13 ships. He followed the route of Vasco da Gama.
Detailed explanation-4: -Da Gama’s Later Life and Last Voyage to India For the next 20 years, da Gama continued to advise the Portuguese ruler on Indian affairs, but he was not sent back to the region until 1524, when King John III appointed him as Portuguese viceroy in India.