vasco da gama wanted to be the first to sail from europe to india.
who wanted to be the first to sail from europe to india?
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portuguese were after spices, but they were very expensive because it was an inconvenience to trade. for example, it was dangerous and time consuming to travel by land from europe to india. as a result, king d. joão ii of portugal established a plan for ships to explore the coast of africa to see if india was navigable via around the cape, and through the indian ocean. king joão ii appointed bartolomeu dias, on october 10, 1486, to head an expedition to sail around the southern tip of africa in the hope of finding a trade route to india. dias helped in the construction of the "são gabriel" and its sister ship, the "são rafael" that were used by vasco da gama to sail past the cape of good hope and continue to india.
portuguese discovery of the sea route to india
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bullet::::- "sail away" (randy newman album)





























bullet::::- "sail away" (randy newman song), the album's title track





























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bullet::::- "sail away" (david gray song)





























bullet::::- "sail away" (the oak ridge boys song)





























bullet::::- "sail away" (the rasmus song)





























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bullet::::- "sail away" (musical), by noël coward; also the title of a song reprised in this musical.
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