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Who was the first to navigate to sail directly from Europe to India?

He was a Portuguese explorer!

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Answer: Vasco de Gama

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De Gama was the first to reach India by sea, and accomplished this in the late 15th century. He did this by sailing around the south coast of Africa.
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 De Gama was the first to reach the country India by sailing around the coast of Africa.