Explorers
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Christopher Columbus
Christopher Columbus was an Italian explorer, navigator, and colonizer, born in the Republic of Genoa (Italy).Having convinced the King and Queen of Spain to finance his voyage, Christopher Columbus departed mainland Spain on August 3, 1492 for his first voyage.
Dom Vasco da Gama
Dom Vasco da Gama, 1st Count of Vidigueira, was a Portuguese explorer, one of the most successful in the Age of Discovery and the commander of the first ships to sail directly from Europe to India.Vasco da Gama first voyage was sailed from Lisbon on July 8, 1497.
Ferdinand Magellan
Ferdinand Magellan was a Portuguese explorer who became known for having organised the expedition that resulted in the first circumnavigation of the Earth completed by Juan Sebastián Elcano.Magellan took part in his first sea voyage in 1505 when Portugal sent him to India to help install Francisco de Almeida as the Portuguese viceroy.