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When Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama set foot in India

India, the land in the Far East, always fascinated many western sailors. But none succeeded except for Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama, who became the first European to arrive on the shores of Calicut with four vessels on May 20, 1498.

India, the land in the Far East, always fascinated many western sailors. But none succeeded except for Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama, who became the first European to arrive on the shores of Calicut with four vessels on May 20, 1498.