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2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Vasco_da_GamaVasco da Gama - Wikipedia

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   D. Vasco da Gama, 1st Count of Vidigueira (/ ˌ v æ s k u d ə ˈ ɡ ɑː m ə,-ˈ ɡ æ m ə / VAS-koo də GA(H)M-ə; [1] [2] European Portuguese: [ˈvaʃku ðɐ ˈɣɐmɐ]; c. 1460s – 24 December 1524), was a Portuguese explorer and nobleman who was the first European to reach India by sea. [3]

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4. www.britannica.com › biography › Vasco-da-GamaVasco da Gama | Biography, Achievements, Route, Map ...

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   Sep 19, 2024 · Vasco da Gama Vasco da Gama, 16th-century painting; in the Maritime Museum, Lisbon. Da Gama was the third son of Estêvão da Gama, a minor provincial nobleman who was commander of the fortress of Sines on the coast of Alentejo province in southwestern Portugal. Little is known of his early life.

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   Jun 3, 2021 · Vasco da Gama (c. 1469-1524) was a Portuguese navigator who, in 1497-9, sailed around the Cape of Good Hope in southern Africa and arrived at Calicut (now Kozhikode) on the south-west coast of India...

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7. www.history.com › topics › explorationVasco da Gama ‑ Biography, Voyages & Legacy - HISTORY

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   Dec 18, 2009 · The Portuguese nobleman Vasco da Gama (1460‑1524) sailed from Lisbon in 1497 on a mission to reach India and open a sea route from Europe to the East.

8. www.biography.com › history-culture › vasco-da-gamaVasco da Gama: Biography, Explorer, Europe to India, Facts

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   Aug 2, 2023 · Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama was commissioned by the Portuguese king to find a maritime route to the East. He was the first person to sail directly from Europe to India.

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   Why did Vasco da Gama leave Cape Verde?

   • Vasco da Gama left Cape Verde & sailed out westwards into the mid-Atlantic in a Wide curve in the hope of catching favourable southern winds. Vasco da Gama was born c. 1469 in Sines in the Alentejo region of Portugal. His father was Estêvão da Gama, a member of the minor nobility and his mother was Dona Isabel Sodré.

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   Why was Vasco da Gama important?

   • The voyages of Vasco da Gama to India & Christopher Columbus to the Americas opened up the world to European exploration & colonization. The funding for the expedition came from a mix of the Crown and private merchants, and it was not in any way lacking.

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   How many ships did Vasco da Gama have?

   • Setting out in April 1524, with a fleet of fourteen ships, Vasco da Gama took as his flagship the famous large carrack Santa Catarina do Monte Sinai on her last journey to India, along with two of his sons, Estêvão and Paulo.

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   When did Vasco da Gama die?

   • Two decades later, da Gama again returned to India, this time as Portuguese viceroy; he died there of an illness in late 1524. Born circa 1460, Vasco da Gama was the son of a minor nobleman who commanded the fortress at Sines, located on the coast of the Alentejo province in southwestern Portugal.

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10. exploration.marinersmuseum.org › subject › vasco-da-gamaVasco da Gama - Ages of Exploration - Mariners' Museum and Park

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    Portrait of Vasco da Gama by artist Antonio Manuel da Fonseca in 1838. Vasco da Gama, (c.1469 – 1524) was a Portuguese explorer, one of the most successful in the European Age of Discovery and the commander of the first ships to sail directly from Europe to India.

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    Discover facts about Vasco Da Gama the explorer and navigator, and the first person to sail directly from Europe to India.