And thus, ironically, the first modern European to sail all the way from the West and to set foot on Indian soil was a petty criminal from the gutters of Lisbon. So one of his motley crew was selected to swim ashore and sense the mood of the “natives” there before the captain could make his triumphant, choreographed entrance. Prudence and experience, however, dictated that in an unknown land it was probably wiser not to enter all at once. It was the dawn of a great new epoch in human history and this pioneer knew he was standing at the very brink of greatness. Driven by formidable ambition and undaunted spirit, it took da Gama ten whole months, full of dangerous adventures and gripping episodes, to finally hit India’s shores.
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