In 1498, Vasco da Gama became the first person to reach India by sailing around Africa (see Age of Discovery); asked by Arabs in Calicut (who spoke Spanish and Italian) why they had come, his representative replied, "we seek Christians and spices".
1498年，瓦斯科·达·伽马成为了第一个通过海路抵达印度的欧洲人；卡利卡特的阿拉伯人（会说西班牙语和意大利语）问他们为什么要到这里来，他答道：“我们为寻找基督徒与香料而来。