Question
Download Solution PDFVasco da Gama, a Portuguese explorer, discovered the sea route to India in ______.
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)
Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is 1498.
Key points
- On 20th May 1498, two years after he set sail from Lisbon, Portugal, Vasco da Gama arrived on the Western Sea coast of India at Kozhikode (Calicut), Kerala.
- This was the first time that a European had arrived in India via sea.
- Thus, da Gama is credited with the discovery of the sea route to India.
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