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Vasco da Gama was the first European to reach India by sea.

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Is it true that Vasco da Gama was the first European to reach India by sea?

Yes. Multiple reference sources state that Vasco da Gama was the first European to reach India by sea, via the Cape of Good Hope route, arriving at Calicut in 1498. A few other sources confirm his sea route to India without explicitly asserting the 'first European' wording.

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Vasco da Gama - Wikipedia
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Vasco da Gama - Wikipedia. (n.d.). en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vasco_da_Gama

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Vasco Da Gama: First European to Reach India by Sea
2016
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Vasco Da Gama: First European to Reach India by Sea. (2016). ebookcentral.proquest.com. https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/kxp/detail.action?docID=5140671

Vasco da Gama
2018
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frederico4d (2018). Vasco da Gama. zenodo.org. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10291561

Vasco da Gama reaches India | HISTORY
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Vasco da Gama reaches India | HISTORY. (n.d.). history.com. https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/may-20/vasco-da-gama-reaches-india

Kunhali Marakkars - Tracing the Naval Defence of Kunhali Marakkars against the Portuguese in the 16th Century Malabar
2024
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(ISSN), I. J. o. I. S. a. R. (2024). Kunhali Marakkars - Tracing the Naval Defence of Kunhali Marakkars against the Portuguese in the 16th Century Malabar. zenodo.org. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14066583

VASCO DA GAMA (Evening Post, 06 February 1925)
1925
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VASCO DA GAMA (Evening Post, 06 February 1925). (1925). paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19250206.2.22

Evening Post. SATURDAY, MARCH 14, 1925. A NOTABLE ANNIVERSARY (Evening Post, 14 March 1925)
1925
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Evening Post. SATURDAY, MARCH 14, 1925. A NOTABLE ANNIVERSARY (Evening Post, 14 March 1925). (1925). paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19250314.2.15

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