To locate a straight sea route to India, Dias organised a second, bigger expedition. Vasco da Gama, however, was given charge of this second mission. When asked ‘Why are you here’ after ...

This also marked the first instance of a European reaching India by sea, earning Vasco da Gama the distinction of discovering the sea route to India ... the man who 'discovered' the Americas ...

a U.K.-based company that discovered the shipwreck and excavated it in cooperation with Oman's government, the coins were forged in 1499 after da Gama's first voyage to India, which helps date the ...