why were the Portuguese and Spanish keen to find other routes to reach Asia
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The Portuguese and Spanish keen to find other routes to reach Asia to trade in different commodities in India. They wanted to get spices and silk from India, which were highly valued in those times and sell them in Europe and other countries.
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- The route to India was discovered by Vasco Da Gama who found a new route contouring Africa (Cape of Good Hope) through the sea to get to India.
- The Portuguese came to India to get spices that were valued as gold and also because they were used in making medicines.
- The Portuguese and Spanish found the shortcut to India through the sea routes to buy spices and silk and sell them in European markets for profits.
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