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[[Spain]] and [[Portugal]] were interested in seeking new routes to trade in spices and other valuable products from Asia. The control of trade routes and the spice-producing regions were the main reasons that [[Portugal|Portuguese]] navigator [[Vasco da Gama]] sailed to [[India]] in 1499. When da Gama discovered the pepper market in India, he was able to secure peppers for a much cheaper price than the ones demanded by [[Venice]]. At around the same time, [[Christopher Columbus]] returned from the [[New World]]. He described to [[investor]]s new spices available there. | [[Wikipedia:Spain|Spain]] and [[Wikipedia:Portugal|Portugal]] were interested in seeking new routes to trade in spices and other valuable products from Asia. The control of trade routes and the spice-producing regions were the main reasons that [[:en:Portugal|Portuguese]] navigator [[Wikipedia:Vasco da Gama|Vasco da Gama]] sailed to [[Wikipedia:India|India]] in 1499. When da Gama discovered the pepper market in India, he was able to secure peppers for a much cheaper price than the ones demanded by [[Wikipedia:Venice|Venice]]. At around the same time, [[Wikipedia:Christopher Columbus|Christopher Columbus]] returned from the [[Wikipedia:New World|New World]]. He described to [[Wikipedia:investor|investor]]s new spices available there. |