Write 8-10 sentences on vasco da gama
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Vasco da Gama, 1st Count of Vidigueira, was a Portuguese explorer and the first European to reach India by sea. His initial voyage to India by way of Cape of Good Hope was the first to link Europe and Asia by an ocean route, connecting the Atlantic and the Indian oceans and therefore, the West and the Orient.
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*Vasco Da Gama was the first European to reach India by sea
*Vasco da Gama was best known for being the first to sail from Europe to India by rounding Africa's Cape of Good Hope.
*His fleet on the second voyage consisted of 20 armed ships.
*His discovery is considered a milestone in world history
*He led the Portuguese expedition to India.
*He was the first known European to visit Mombasa
*Vasco da Gama was known to be kind of brutal and arrogant
*Was a highly successful Portuguese sailor and explorer during the Age of Exploration.