Explorers Who Shaped History
Discover the remarkable journeys of Vasco da Gama, Christopher Columbus, and James Cook, three influential explorers who opened new frontiers and connected civilizations in the age of discovery. Vasco da Gama pioneered the sea route to India, Christopher Columbus explored South and Central America, and James Cook mapped uncharted territories across the Pacific. Learn about their adventures and legacies that changed the course of history forever.
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He was born in 1469 an died in 1524 Vasco da Gama was a Portuguese explorer and the first European who reach India by sea.
His initial voyage to India (1497 1499) was the link Europe and Asia by an ocean route, connecting the Atlantic and the Indian oceans and, in this way, theWestandtheOrient. first to
He discovered South and Central America.
Christopher Columbus was an Italianexplorer, navigator, colonizer, and citizen of theRepublic of Genoa.
He was a British explorer, navigator, cartographer, and captain in theRoyal Navy.
Cook made detailed maps of Newfoundland prior to making three voyages to the Pacific Ocean, during which he achieved the first recorded European contact with the eastern coastline of Australia and the Hawaiian Islands, and the first recorded circumnavigation of New Zealand. Prior to making Circumnavigation
