1. The Portuguese explorer who was the first to sail to India.
Vasco da Gama
The Portuguese explorer who was the first to sail to India.

2. route
Vasco da Gama took a route around Africa to avoid trading with the Muslims. He needed to get to
India without going through the Muslim territory. The Portuguese wanted spices from india at a better price by eliminating the Muslim middlemen.

3. Vasco da Gama timeline 1492:
King John Paul II sent Vasco da Gama to Setubal to stop French ships from destroying Portuguese ships
Vasco da Gama
sailed around Africa’s Cape of Good Hope and reached the coast of Natal.
May 20th, Gama arrived at Calicut, India October 5th, Vasco Da Gama started his journey back to Portugal
1502
The king sent Vasco Da Gama on another voyage to India
1467, he sailed from Port Tagus
to find a sea route to india
1498:
In Zambezi his ships were attacked by the Arabs
1460:
Vasco is
born
1499
He went back to Portugal and was called ‘Admiral of the Indian Ocean’