aleixo da mota opened a route to india by sailing around the southern coast of africa.
who opened a route to india by sailing around the southern coast of africa?
aleixo da mota
in 1498, a portuguese expedition commanded by vasco da gama reached india by sailing around africa, opening up direct trade with asia. while other exploratory fleets were sent from portugal to northern north america, in the following years portuguese india armadas also extended this eastern oceanic route, touching sometimes south america and by this way opening a circuit from the new world to asia (starting in 1500, under the command of pedro álvares cabral), and explored islands in the south atlantic and southern indian oceans. soon, the portuguese sailed further eastward, to the valuable spice islands in 1512, landing in china one year later. in 1513, spanish vasco núñez de balboa crossed the isthmus of panama and reached the "other sea" from the new world. thus, europe first received news of the eastern and western pacific within a one-year span around 1512. east and west exploration overlapped in 1522, when a castilian (spanish) expedition, led by portuguese navigator ferdinand magellan and later by spanish basque navigator juan sebastián elcano, sailing westward, completed the first circumnavigation of the world, while spanish "conquistadors" explored the interior of the americas, and later, some of the south pacific islands.
age of discovery
sailing around the world





















































sailing around the world is the 21st album release from the australian children's music group the wiggles. it was released in 2005 by roadshow entertainment.





















































section::::track listing.





















































cd track listing:





















































bullet::::1. sailing around the world intro





















































bullet::::2. sailing around the world





















































bullet::::3. hula hula hula (nothing could be cooler) intro





















































bullet::::4. hula hula hula (nothing could be cooler)





















































bullet::::5. san francisco trolley car intro





















































bullet::::6. san francisco trolley car





















































bullet::::7. agapame tin athena (we love athens) intro





















































bullet::::8. agapame tin athena (we love athens)





















































bullet::::9. elbow to elbow intro





















































bullet::::10. elbow to elbow
sailing around the world