After rounding the Cape of Good Hope during his journey to India, Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama reaches the Mozambique coast on March 2, 1498. The Mozambique's area was a vital trading hub in the Indian Ocean which was then controlled by Arabs. De Gama continued his trip to India arriving in Calicut, India, on May 20, 1498, completing the first sea voyage from Europe to India.
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