Question

<!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> Who was the first Potuguese explorer who arrived in Calicut?

• A. Vasco da Gama
• B. Bartholomew Diaz
• C. Henry the Navigator
• D. Nino de Cunha

Answer 1

The correct option is A Vasco da Gama

<!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> Portuguese Prince Henry the Navigator encouraged his countrymen to explore the unknown regions of the world. Bartholomew Diaz, under the patronage of King John II, reached the southernmost tip of Africa in 1487 CE and ended up opening the sea routes to Asia for other sailors. It was Vasco da Gama who used this discovery to go on to find India. In 1498 CE, he arrived at Calicut and welcomed by its King Zamorin.