WebIn 1497 Vasco da Gama rounded the Cape of Good Hope and sailed up the eastern coast of Africa, laying the groundwork for Portugal’s later commercial control of India. By 1500, … WebIn 1497, King Henry VII of England dispatched an expedition led by John Cabot to explore the coast of North America, but the lack of precious metals or other riches discouraged both the Spanish and English from permanently settling in North America during the early 16th century. ( 3 votes) Show more comments

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WebLONDON,23rd August, 1497. OURVenetian, who went with a small ship from Bristol to find new islands, has come back, and says he has discovered, 700 leagues off, the mainland of the country of the Gran Cam, and that he coasted along it for 300 leagues, and landed, but did not see any person. WebItalian navigator who explored the eastern coast of North America for England in 1497; first explorer in the Modem Age to set foot on the mainland of North America. Sir Martin … cinnamon in plants for gnats