Indian History began in the late 14th century when everyone was trying to invade India. When asked which nation contributed the most to sea exploration in the fifteenth century, the obvious answer is Spain. What if there were another nation, a nation whose contributions were far more than landing one continent? What if there was a nation that in only 100 years managed to sail in every ocean, every major sea, touched every continent except Antarctica …showed first 75 words of 483 total…

…showed last 75 words of 483 total…any lands that lay out there, especially if they were Christian lands,and it was assumed that India was Christian. Thirdly, he wanted a Christian ally in its wars against the infidels. Fourth, he wanted to know exactly how far into Africa the influence of these same infidels extended. The fifth, in typical Christian fashion of the time, was to send out missionaries "to bring to him all the souls that should be saved."(Hart 7)