Late Middle Ages · South Asia · Exploration
1498
Vasco da Gama Reaches Calicut
May 20, 1498
After ten months and a storm-broken crew, da Gama's three remaining ships anchored off the Malabar Coast. The Hindu Zamorin received him politely but unimpressed by his gifts, which looked to Indian eyes like a peddler's samples. A maritime trade route from Europe to Asia now existed that bypassed every middleman entirely.
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