WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Vasco da Gama was best known for being the first to sail from Europe to India by rounding Africa’s Cape of Good Hope. Over the course of two voyages, beginning in 1497 and 1502, da Gama landed and traded in locales along the coast of southern Africa before reaching India on May 20, 1498.

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: -On July 8, 1497, Vasco da Gama set sail from Lisbon, Portugal, in search of a sea passage to India. After docking at the Cape Verde islands for several days, he made a wide sweep out into the Atlantic Ocean.

Detailed explanation-4: -In 1488, Portuguese explorer Bartolomeu Dias (c. 1450-1500) became the first European mariner to round the southern tip of Africa, opening the way for a sea route from Europe to Asia.

Detailed explanation-5: -Vasco-da-Gama was a very successful Portuguese sailor. He is credited for the discovery of the sea route to India from Europe. In 1497, King Manuel I sent a Portuguese expedition to India under Vasco-da-Gama in search of a maritime route from Western Europe to the East.