- Portuguese discovery of the sea route to India - Wikipedia
The Portuguese discovery of the sea route to India was the first recorded trip directly from Europe to the Indian subcontinent, via the Cape of Good Hope [1] Under the command of the Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama, it was undertaken during the reign of King Manuel I in 1497–1499
- Vasco da Gama | Biography, Achievements, Route, Map, Significance . . .
Vasco da Gama (born c 1460, Sines, Portugal—died December 24, 1524, Cochin, India) was a 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
- Who Discovered the Sea Route to India?
Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama was eventually credited with finding the sea route to India Under King Manuel I’s reign, this was the first expedition to India documented from Europe
- On This Day in 1498: Vasco da Gama Discovers Sea Route to India From . . .
On May 20, 1498, Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama reached Calicut, India, marking the first direct sea route to India for Europeans This discovery revolutionised trade and ushered in a new era of global exploration
- Vasco da Gama - Ages of Exploration
Vasco da Gama, (c 1469 – 1524) was a Portuguese explorer, one of the most successful in the European Age of Discovery and the commander of the first ships to sail directly from Europe to India
- Vasco-da-gama - UPSC with Nikhil
Vaso Da Gama was a Portuguese sailor who reached India on 20th May 1498 at Calicut He was the one who discovered the European sea route to India via the Cape of Good Hope
- Vasco de Gama: First Portuguese India Armada - History And Culture
Born in Sines, Portugal, around 1460, Vasco da Gama was a skilled navigator and explorer Appointed by King Manuel I of Portugal, he was chosen to lead the expedition that would finally establish a sea route to India, bypassing the overland trade networks controlled by Islamic and Venetian merchants
- Vasco da Gama Establishes the First Ocean Trade Route from Europe to . . .
In 1487 Portuguese navigator Bartholomeu Dias (1450?-1500) rounded the cape of Africa in stormy seas and began sailing in a northeast direction to reach what is now South Africa Dias had shown that there was indeed a possible route to India via the southern tip of Africa
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