This man's feats were outlined in the epic poem The Lusiads and his success enabled  Portugal to become a world power and break the Muslim monopoly over Eastern  trade.
This man's feats were outlined in the epic poem The Lusiads and his success enabled  Portugal to become a world power and break the Muslim monopoly over Eastern  trade. He sailed farther than Bartolomeu Dias and after retiring in 1524, he served as  the king's viceroy, but died three months later. FTP name this Portuguese navigator,  the first European to find a sea route to India.
This man's feats were outlined in the epic poem The Lusiads and his success enabled  Portugal to become a world power and break the Muslim monopoly over Eastern  trade.
Vasco da Gama