The first man to sail to India was NOT Columbus...but Vasco Da Gama: the Portugese navigator who led to one of the greatest maritime discoveries of all time. This video covers:
1) Why it was so important to find a sea route to India
2) Who Vasco Da Gama was
3) How Vasco Da Gama made it to India
4) The legacy of the voyage
These videos are made by Andy Hassan as part of the History Blast series. These are meant for educational purposes only.
At the start of the video, I introduced the channel as 'History Bite'. Please note that this is the old name of History Blast, which was changed in August 2021. The use of the name can be attributed to the Trademark 'History Bites', registered to Solomon Schmidt.