The origin and destination of four famous European navigators in ancient times

1492 Columbus, Italy, opens a new air route to America,

1497- 1498 Portugal da Gama Europe has direct sea routes to the Indian Ocean.

15 19- 1522 Portuguese Magellan crossed the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian oceans and then returned to Europe.

Dias Portuguese1488 65438+February, after a year and five months of sailing, the fleet returned to Lisbon safely. This is a breakthrough for the Portuguese to explore new routes. The king of Portugal realized the importance of discovering the southern tip of Africa and had hope for the East, so he named it the Cape of Good Hope.