HISTORY
MISCELLENOUS QUESTIONS
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Detailed explanation-1: -Vasco da Gama, Portuguese Vasco da Gama, 1er conde da Vidigueira, (born c. 1460, Sines, Portugal-died December 24, 1524, Cochin, India), Portuguese navigator whose voyages to India (1497–99, 1502–03, 1524) opened up the sea route from western Europe to the East by way of the Cape of Good Hope .
Detailed explanation-2: -The Portuguese nobleman Vasco da Gama (1460-1524) sailed from Lisbon in 1497 on a mission to reach India and open a sea route from Europe to the East.
Detailed explanation-3: -Vasco da Gama was the first Portuguese sailor who reached India.
Detailed explanation-4: -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.
Detailed explanation-5: -Pedro Alvares Cabral reached India in 1500 CE with 13 ships. He followed the route of Vasco da Gama.