Who was the first Englishman to arrive in India?

Amerigo Vespucci

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Bartholomew Diaz

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William Hawkins

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Vasco da Gama

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Solution

The correct option is C William Hawkins
When the East India Company was established in 1600 CE, Captain William Hawkins set sail from England and arrived in India. He was the first Englishman to do so. Vasco da Gama was a Portuguese explorer and was the first European to arrive in India. Amerigo Vespucci proved that the land discovered by Columbus was not India.

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