SSC MTS EXAM

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: -King Manuel I of Portugal sanctioned the voyage to India and appointed da Gama as the expedition’s leader and as the captain of the Armada. The expedition comprised 4 ships and 170 men.

Detailed explanation-3: -He returned with Spices and silk When Da Gama returned to Portugal with spices and silk, the legend says that he earned four times the money he spent on voyage just by selling the spices. This lucrative trade made Da Gama instant sensation back home and the king of Portugal again sent him to India in 1502-03.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Portuguese were the first Europeans to arrive in India and the last to leave. In c. 1498 CE, Vasco da Gama of Portugal discovered a new sea route from Europe to India. He sailed around Africa via the Cape of Good Hope and reached Calicut.