Vasco da Gama fulfilled Portugal’s goal of a sea route to Asia when he reached *

The Portuguese goal of finding a sea route to Asia was finally achieved in a ground-breaking voyage commanded by Vasco da Gama, who reached Calicut in western India in 1498, becoming the first European to reach India. ... Portugal's purpose in the Indian Ocean was to ensure the monopoly of the spice trade.

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The Portuguese goal of finding a sea route to Asia was finally achieved in a ground-breaking voyage commanded by Vasco da Gama, who reached Calicut in western India in 1498, becoming the first European to reach India.

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