Vasco Da Gama Was the First European to Reach India

Vasco da Gama was the first European to reach India via the shorter,eastern route because

A) Spain, the country he sailed for, was determined to beat the Portuguese.
B) the Portuguese had spent a great deal of time along the southern coast of Africa and were most familiar with the coastline.
C) he made a successful turn along the Cape of Good Hope in Africa and then headed north, which got him to India before others.
D) Columbus was still trying to reach India by going west.
E) he had been promised great wealth by the king of Portugal if he was first.