Who discovered the sea-route from Europe to India?

Q. Who discovered the sea-route from Europe to India?
Answer: Vasco-da-Gama
Notes: Vasco da Gama, 1st Count of Vidigueira, was a Portuguese explorer and the first European to reach India by sea. His initial voyage to India was the first to link Europe and Asia by an ocean route, connecting the Atlantic and the Indian oceans and therefore, the West and the Orient.

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