What were Vasco da Gama’s motives for exploration? Over the course of two voyages, beginning in 14, da Gama landed and traded in locales along the coast of southern Africa before reaching India on May 20, 1498. His discovery of this sea route helped the Portuguese establish a long-lasting colonial empire in Asia and Africa.
He accomplished what many explorers before him could not do. Vasco De Gama was the first European to find an ocean trading route to India. What did Vasco da Gama find on his exploration? 3 What area or areas did Vasco da Gama discover?.2 When did Vasco da Gama discover India?.1 What did Vasco da Gama find on his exploration?.
