Question

Who were the first and last european to arrive in india?

Answer 1

Vasco da Gama became the first European to re-establish direct trade links with India

Answer 2

Only a few years later, near the end of the 15th century, Portuguese sailor Vasco da Gama became the first European to re-establish direct trade links with India since Roman times by being the first to arrive by circumnavigating Africa (c. 1497–1499).