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1. 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. After sailing down the western coast of Africa...

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   The expedition set sail from Lisbon on 8 July 1497. It followed the route pioneered by earlier explorers along the coast of Africa via Tenerife and the Cape Verde Islands. After reaching the coast of present-day Sierra Leone , da Gama took a course south into the open ocean, crossing the equator and seeking the South Atlantic westerlies that ...

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

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   Oct 9, 2024 · The expedition reached Mombasa (now in Kenya) on April 7 and dropped anchor at Malindi (also now in Kenya) on April 14, where a Gujarati pilot who knew the route to Calicut, on the southwest coast of India, was taken aboard.

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4. www.bbc.co.uk › history › britishBBC - History - British History in depth: Vasco da Gama

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   Feb 17, 2011 · Rivalries. A 16th-century Portuguese ship used in the Indian Ocean trade routes © The rivalry between Portugal and Spain for the control of trade with the Orient intensified. The Pope stepped in to...

5. www.worldhistory.org › Vasco_da_GVasco da Gama - World History Encyclopedia

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   Jun 3, 2021 · 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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6. exploration.marinersmuseum.org › subject › vasco-da-gamaVasco da Gama - Ages of Exploration - Mariners' Museum and Park

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   From about 1419 until his death in 1460, he sent several sailing expeditions down the coast of Africa. 4 In 1481, King John II of Portugal began sending expeditions to find a sea route around the southern shores of Africa. Many explorers made several attempts.

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   How did Vasco da Gama travel?

   • The route followed in Vasco da Gama's first voyage (1497–1499) On 8 July 1497 Vasco da Gama led a fleet of four shipswith a crew of 170 men from Lisbon. The distance traveled in the journey around Africa to India and back was greater than the length of the equator.

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   How did Vasco da Gama get to Calicut?

   • Vasco da Gama Vasco da Gama delivering the letter of King Manuel I of Portugal to the Zamorin of Calicut, India. The expedition reached Mombasa (now in Kenya) on April 7 and dropped anchor at Malindi (also now in Kenya) on April 14, where a Gujarati pilot who knew the route to Calicut, on the southwest coast of India, was taken aboard.

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   How did Vasco da Gama reach India?

   • 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. After sailing down the western coast of Africa and rounding the Cape of Good Hope, his expedition made numerous stops in Africa before reaching the trading post of Calicut, India, in May 1498.

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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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   How did Vasco da Gama get to the Canary Islands?

   • Vasco da Gama and his fleet sailed from Lisbon on 8 July 1497. Bartholomew Diaz himself acted as pilot to the Canary Islands, which they reached on 15 July, and on to the Cape Verde islands. On board were the latest maps and navigational instruments.

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   Why was Vasco de Gama important?

   • Legacy Vasco De Gama was the first European to find an ocean trading route to India. He accomplished what many explorers before him could not do. His discovery of this sea route helped the Portuguese establish a long-lasting colonial empire in Asia and Africa.

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8. history.howstuffworks.com › historical-figuresVasco da Gama, Portugal's Columbus, Is Just as Controversial

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   Jul 12, 2024 · Key Takeaways. Vasco da Gama, Portugal's Columbus, was a controversial explorer known for using violence to secure trade routes in India and Africa. Da Gama's expeditions were marked by aggressive tactics, including attacking unarmed civilians and setting a pilgrim ship on fire.