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Extended Reading:

• Vasco Da Gama was born in the city of Sines. It is a

city in the country of Portugal whose capital is Lisbon.

• The Portuguese discovery of the sea route to India

was the first recorded trip made directly from

Europe to India via the Cape of Good Hope, in the

Atlantic Ocean. It was undertaken under the

command of Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama

during the reign of King Manuel I in 1495–1499.