Christopher Columbus discovered America In 1492. Christopher Columbus was an Italian explorer, navigator and coloniser. It is commonly said that "Columbus discovered America." It would be more accurate, perhaps, to say that he introduced the Americas to Western Europe during his four voyages to the region between 1492 and 1502.
Vasco-de-Gama a Portuguese explorer discovered the sea route to India In
After sailing down the western coast of Africa and rounding the
Cape of
Good Hope, his expedition made numerous stops in Africa before reaching
the trading post of Calicut, India, in May 1498.