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During the 15th and 16th centuries, Portuguese explorers such as Vasco da Gama were at the forefront of European overseas exploration. LEARNING OBJECTIVE [ edit ] Compare the Portuguese Atlantic Explorations from 14151488 with the Indian Exploration lead by Vasco da Gama from 14971542 KEY POINTS [ edit ] Methodical expeditions by Portuguese explorers started in 1419 along West Africa's coast under the sponsorship of prince Henry the Navigator. Bartolomeu Dias reached the Cape of Good Hope and entered the Indian Ocean in 1488. In 1415, the city of Ceuta was occupied by the Portuguese aiming to control navigation of the African coast with the aim of expanding Christianity under the direction of the Pope. The longstanding Portuguese goal of finding a sea route to Asia was finally achieved in a ground breaking voyage commanded by Vasco da Gama. Gama's voyage was significant and paved the way for the Portuguese to establish a longlasting colonial empire in Asia. Gama headed two of the armadas destined for India, the first and the fourth, the biggest armada, only four years after his arrival from the first one. For his contributions he was named in 1524 as the Governor of India, under the title of Viceroy. TERMS [ edit ] Cape of Good Hope A rocky headland on the Atlantic coast of the Cape Peninsula, South Africa, named because of the great optimism engendered by the opening of a sea route to India and the East. reconquista (Iberian history) The process by which the Christian countries of Spain and Portugal were reconquered from the Moors. Vasco da Gama Portuguese explorer and one of the most famous and celebrated explorers from the Age of Discovery, being the first European to reach India by sea. Give us feedback on this content: FULL TEXT [ edit ] During the 15th and 16th centuries, Portuguese sailors were at the vanguard of European overseas exploration, discovering and mapping the coasts of Africa, Asia and Brazil. Methodical expeditions started in 1419 along West Africa's coast under the sponsorship of prince Henry the Navigator, with Bartolomeu Dias reaching the Cape of Good Hope and entering the Indian Ocean in 1488. Ten years later, Vasco da Gama led the first fleet around Africa to India, arriving in Calicut and starting a maritime route from Portugal to India. Soon, after reaching Brazil, explorations proceed to southeast Asia, having reached Japan in 1542. Atlantic exploration (1415–1488) In 1415, the city of Ceuta was occupied by the Portuguese aiming to control navigation of the African coast, moved by expanding Christianity with the avail of the Pope and a desire of the unemployed nobility for epic acts of war after thereconquista. Young prince Henry the Navigator was there and became aware of profit possibilities in the Saharan trade routes. Henry the Navigator took the lead role in encouraging Portuguese maritime exploration until his death in 1460. At the time, Europeans did not know what lay beyond Cape Bojador on the African coast. Henry wished to know how far the Muslim territories in Africa extended, and whether it was possible to reach Asia by sea to reach the source of the lucrative spice trade. A Portuguese attempt to capture Grand Canary, one of the nearby Canary Islands, which had been partially settled by Spaniards in 1402 was unsuccessful and met with protestations from Castile. At around the same time as the unsuccessful attack on the Canary Islands, the Portuguese began to explore the North African coast. Indian Ocean explorations lead by Vasco da Gama (1497–1542) The longstanding Portuguese goal of finding a sea route to Asia was finally achieved in a groundbreaking voyage commanded by Vasco da Gama. Gama's voyage was significant and paved the way for the Portuguese to establish a longlasting colonial empire in Asia. The route meant that the Portuguese would not need to cross the highly disputed Mediterranean nor the dangerous Arabian Peninsula, and that the whole voyage would be made by sea. First voyage of Vasco da Gama. The route followed in Vasco da Gama's first voyage (1497–1499). After decades of sailors trying to reach India with thousands of lives and dozens of vessels lost in shipwrecks and attacks, Gama landed in Calicut on 20 May 1498. Reaching the legendary Indian spice routes unopposed helped the Portuguese Empire improve its economy that, until Gama, was mainly based on trades along Northern and coastal West Africa. These spices were mostly pepper and cinnamon at first, but soon included other products, all new to Europe which led to a commercial monopoly for several decades. Gama headed two of the armadas destined for India, the first and the fourth, the biggest armada, only four years after his arrival from the first one. For his contributions he was named in 1524 as the Governor of India, under the title of Viceroy, and given the newly created County of Vidigueira in 1519. Numerous homages have been made worldwide in Vasco da Gama's honour for his explorations and accomplishments. He remains a leading exploration figure to this day. His first trip to India is widely considered a pinnacle of world history as it marked the beginning of the first wave of global multiculturalism.