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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.
Vasco da Gama [vasku da gama] (1469 Sines – 24. prosince 1524 Kóčin, Indie) byl jeden z nejvýznamnějších portugalských mořeplavců a objevitelů, od roku 1519 hrabě z Vidigueiry. Byl prvním Evropanem, který se dostal do Indie po moři (1498).
Jul 12, 2024 · Vasco da Gama delivers the letter of King Manuel of Portugal to the Samorim of Calicut. Their leader is not impressed. Photo 12/Universal Images Group via Getty Images. 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 ...
May 8, 2018 · Vasco da Gama >The Portuguese navigator Vasco da Gama (ca. 1460-1524) was the first to >travel by sea from Portugal to India. The term "Da Gama epoch" is used to >describe the era of European commercial and imperial expansion launched by >his navigational enterprise.
Mar 24, 2016 · Vasco da Gama was a highly successful Portuguese sailor and explorer during the Age of Exploration. He was the first person to sail directly from Europe to India, around the Cape of Good Hope.
Le contournement de l'Afrique par Vasco de Gama. Premier voyage (1497-1499). Vasco de Gama (en portugais : Vasco da Gama), né vers 1460 ou 1469 à Sines et mort le 24 décembre 1524 à Cochin aux Indes, est un grand navigateur portugais, considéré comme le premier Européen à atteindre les Indes orientales par la voie maritime en contournant en 1498 le cap de Bonne-Espérance, découvert ...
May 8, 2024 · The Vasco da Gama Bridge, built more than 25 years ago, is an iconic landmark in Lisbon's landscape which, with the support of the EIB, has changed the lives of thousands of people and revolutionised local mobility
