Vasco Da Gama By:Kate

Vasco Da Gama

Vasco Da Gama was born in 1460 or 1469 in Sines, on the southwest coast of portugal,probably in a house near the church of Senhora das Salas.
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Vasgo Da Gama Voyages

Vasgo Da Gama

Vasgo Da Gama was the first European to reach India by

sea .He shook hands with India  because it was the first route

from Europe to Asia by sea.

Early Life

Vasgo Da Gama was born in between 

1460-1469 he was a math student

Early Voyages
Historians know little about why exactly da Gama, still an inexperienced explorer, was chosen to lead the expedition to India in 1497. On July 8 of that year, 
 he captained a team of four vessels, including his flagship, the 200-ton St. Gabriel, to find a sailing route to India and the East.

Second Voyage
When da Gama returned to Lisbon, he was greeted as a hero. In an effort to secure the trade route with India and usurp Muslim traders, Portugal dispatched another team of vessels, headed by Pedro Álvares Cabral. The crew reached India in just six months, and the voyage included a firefight with Muslim merchants, where Cabral's crew killed 600 men on Muslim cargo vessels. More important for his home country, Cabral established the first Portuguese trading post in India.

Later Years

Little was recorded about da Gama's return home and the reception that followed, though it has been speculated that the explorer felt miffed at the recognition and compensation for his exploits.

Got Married

Married at this time, and the father of six sons, da Gama settled into retirement and family life. He maintained contact with King Manuel, advising him on Indian matters, and was named count of Vidigueira in 1519. Late in life, after the death of King Manuel, da Gama was asked to return to India, in an effort to contend with the growing corruption from Portuguese officials in the country. In 1524, King John III named da Gama Portuguese viceroy in India.

Vasco Da Gama The Story

Vasco Da Gama   

Introduction

Vasco Da Gama was born in Sines, Portugal, around 1450. In 1497, he was sent on a mission by the Portuguese king to find a maritime route to the East.His success in doing so proved to be one of the more instrumental moments in the history of navigation. Afterwards, he made two other voyages to India, and was appointed as Portuguese viceroy in India in 1524.

Early Years
Explorer Vasco Da Gama was born in a noble family in the Sines, Portugal. Little is known about his education except that he was the third son of Estevao Da Gama, who was commander in the fortress of Sines in the southwestern pocket of Portugal. When he was old enough, young Vasco Da Gama joined the navy which teaches you how to navigate.

First Expedition

Historians know about why exactlyVasco Da Gama, still an inexperience explorer, was chosen to lead the expedition to India 1497. On July 8 of that year, he captained a team of four vessels including his flagship, the 200-ton St. Gabriel to find a better route to India and the East.

Second Expedition

When Vasco Da Gama returned to Lisbon, he was greeted as a hero. In an effort to secure The trade route with India and usurp Muslim traders, Portugal dispatched another team of vessels, headed by Pedro Alvares Cabral. The crew reached India in six months, and the expedition included a firefight with Muslim merchants, where Cabral's men killed 600 men on Muslim cargo vessels. More important for his home country Cabral established the first Portuguese trading post in India.

Later Years

Married at this time, Vasco Da Gama became the father of six sons and the husband of a woman. He maintain contact with King Manuel, advising him with Indian matters and was named count of Vidigueira in 1519. Late in life, after the death of King Manuel, Vasco Da Gama was asked to return to India, in an effort to contend      with the growing corruption from Portuguese officials in the country.

That same year, Vasco Da Gama died in Cochin, He was sent back to Portugal and was buried there.

Vasgo Da Gama - Indian spice

  Vasgo Da Gama 

After decades of sailors trying to reach the Indies with thousands of lives and dozens of vessels lost in shipwrecks and attacks, da Gama landed in Calicut on 20 May 1498. Reaching the legendary Indian spice routes unopposed helped the Portuguese Empire improve its economy that,