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- Christopher Columbus - Even after five centuries, Christopher Columbus remains a figure shrouded in mystery and controversy; a persona who has been described in a variety of ways; that of one of the greatest mariners in history, a visionary genius, mystic, national hero, failed administrator, naïve entrepreneur, and a ruthless and greedy imperialist.
- Ferdinand Magellan - The first acknowledged circumnavigator of the world, Ferdinand Magellan was born in Portugal.
- Marco Polo - Marco Polo guided a whole genre of travelers, explorers and ‘wanderers’ from the western world to the East. Asia and especially China was an unsolved riddle; and it remained so for many centuries.
- Vasco Da Gama - An explorer, born in Sines, Portugal, Vasco da Gama, led an expedition, which discovered the route to India (1497-99). They landed at Calicut (Kozikode) on the southern coast of India.
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