The Cape Route is the sea passage between Europe and Asia around the southern tip of Africa, opened commercially by Vasco da Gama's voyage of 1497-1498. It broke the overland and Venetian-Arab monopoly on the spice trade and remains in use today, particularly by supertankers and other vessels too large to transit the Suez Canal. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
Facts
Established YearBartolomeu Dias first rounded the Cape of Good Hope in 1488; Vasco da Gama opened the commercial sea route to India in 1498, the date usually credited for the route's establishment. SignificanceVasco da Gama's 1498 voyage opened this sea route between Europe and Asia, breaking the Venetian and Arab overland spice-trade monopoly; still used today by vessels too large for the Suez Canal. 1 Route TypeHistoric and modern maritime shipping route 1 TerminiWestern Europe to South and East Asia, via the Cape of Good Hope 1 Operational Status Connections
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Cape Route
WikipediaLead section, sentence naming the first recorded voyage
The first recorded completion of the route was made in 1498 by Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama
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