Vasco Da Gama, Portuguese Explorer is a photograph by Photo Researchers which was uploaded on March 7th, 2013.
Vasco Da Gama, Portuguese Explorer
Watercolor painting entitled Vasco da Gama's ship with gods above. Vasco da Gama, 1st Count of Vidigueira (1460 or 1469-1524) was a Portuguese... more
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Vasco Da Gama, Portuguese Explorer
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Watercolor painting entitled Vasco da Gama's ship with gods above. Vasco da Gama, 1st Count of Vidigueira (1460 or 1469-1524) was a Portuguese explorer, one of the most successful in the Age of Discovery and the commander of the first ships to sail directly from Europe to India. On da Gama's first voyage, in 1497, he led a fleet of four ships with a crew of 170 men from Lisbon. The distance traveled in the journey around Africa to India and back was greater than around the equator. The fleet arrived in Kappadu near Calicut, India in May 1498. He was celebrated for opening a direct sea route to Asia. Vasco da Gama was responsible for Portugal's success as an early colonizing power. Following da Gama's initial voyage, the Portuguese crown realized that securing outposts on the eastern coast of Africa would prove vital to maintaining national trade routes to the Far East.
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