Vasco da Gama
Vasco da Gama was a Portuguese explorer who, in 1497, became the first European to sail around the Cape of Good Hope and reach India. He did this by sailing down the west coast of Africa and rounding the southern tip of Africa, thus discovering an alternative route to Asia. He then sailed south along the east coast of Africa and rounded the Cape of Good Hope, reaching India in 1498. The southern…













