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This Portuguese explorer is credited with discovering the route to India

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maksim [4K]3 years ago

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Vasco da Gama is the explorer credited with discovering the route to india

andreev551 [17]3 years ago

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Da Gama was born in 1460 to a family of nobles in Sines, Portugal. His father, Estevao, was also an explorer. Da Gama learned to navigate in the navy, which he joined as soon as he was old enough. In 1497, da Gama was appointed to command a ship with the goal of discovering a sailing route to India.

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