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| Portuguese sea captain Vasco da Gama commanded the first fleet to sail around Africa to reach India. His voyages in the late 1490s made possible an all-water trade route to East Asia from Europe, which made Portugal one of the most important sea-trading nations of the time. | ||||||
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| Gama, Vasco da; Exploration, Geographic | ||||||
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