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Vasco da Gama, discoverer of the sea route India

14 July 2013, 12:19 pm

Vasco da Gama made Portugal famous with the opening up of sea routes. Da Gama mentioned with famous navigators such as Diaz, Cabral and He. Da Gama first seafarer to reach the East.

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