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. Under the command of the Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama, it was undertaken during the reign of King Manuel I in 1497-1499. The expedition departed on 8 July 1497 and the fleet reached Calicut on 17 May 1498, with the return voyage completed by 12 July 1499. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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LocationCape Route, from Portugal to Calicut, India 1 Classification
Event TypeScientific or Technological Event 1 Connections
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In Era
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Participant
Da Gama commanded the expedition that made this discovery.
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In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: Asia, took place there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Europe, took place there.
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Portuguese Discovery of the Sea Route to India
WikipediaIntroduction
The expedition departed on 8 July 1497.
Portuguese Discovery of the Sea Route to India: Event Type
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.
Participant: Vasco da Gama, Lead section
Under the command of the Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama, it was undertaken during the reign of King Manuel in 1497-1499.
In Era: The Early Modern Period, lead paragraph and infobox, dates
on his arrival in India in May 1498, bearing the arms of Portugal and the Cross of the Order of Christ, sponsors of the expansion movement initiated b
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