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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 /; European Portuguese: [ˈvaʃku ðɐ ˈɣɐ̃mɐ]; c. 1460s – 24 December 1524), was a Portuguese explorer and nobleman who was the first European to reach India by sea.
Jun 4, 2024 · Vasco da Gama, 16th-century painting; in the Maritime Museum, Lisbon. (more) 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.
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...
Acompanhe as últimas notícias, jogos, resultados e campeonatos do Vasco da Gama, um dos maiores clubes do Brasil. Saiba mais sobre a história, os troféus e os sócios do Gigante da Colina.
Dec 18, 2009 · Learn about the Portuguese explorer who sailed around Africa and reached India in 1498, opening a new trade route for Europe. Find out how he clashed with Muslim and local traders, became a viceroy in India and died in 1524.
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.
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.
