vasco da gama was the first to suggest that one could reach india by sailing west.
vasco da gama was the first to suggest that one could reach india by sailing west.
who was the first to suggest that one could reach india by sailing west?
vasco da gama
armenians are believed to have come to india, when some armenians joined the auxiliary elements of the forces under the command of alexander the great when he crossed armenia en route to india. the earliest documented references to the mutual relationship of armenians and indians are found in cyropaedia (persian expedition), an ancient greek work by xenophon (430 bc – 355 bc). these references indicate that several armenians traveled to india, and they were well aware of land routes to reach india, as also the general and political geography, socio-cultural milieu, and economic life of the indian subcontinent.









































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armenians in india
the catholic monarchs isabella of castile, queen of castile and her husband king ferdinand, king of aragon, pursued a policy of joint rule of their kingdoms and created a single spanish monarchy. even though castile and aragon were ruled jointly by their respective monarchs, they remained separate kingdoms. the catholic monarchs gave official approval for the plans of genoese mariner christopher columbus for a voyage to reach india by sailing west. the funding came from the queen of castile, so the profits from spanish expedition flowed to castile. in the extension of spanish sovereignty to its overseas territories, authority for expeditions of discovery, conquest, and settlement resided in the monarchy.
spanish colonization of the americas