![]() Artist’s depiction of Da Gama erecting the cross near Cape PointĪt first, da Gama and his trading were well-received, but this did not last for long. After many stops in Africa and problems with Muslim traders who did not want interference in their profitable trade routes, da Gama reached Calicut, India on May 20, 1498. It is not known for certain how many people were in each ship’s crew but approximately 55 returned, and two ships were lost.ĭa Gama rounded Africa’s Cape of Good Hope on November 22 and continued on to India. The navigators included Portugal’s most experienced, Pero de Alenquer, Pedro Escobar, João de Coimbra, and Afonso Gonçalves. Da Gama’s patron was King Manuel I of Portugal.ĭa Gama led a fleet of four ships and a crew of 170 men. At the time, many people thought that da Gama’s trip would be impossible because it was assumed that the Indian Ocean was not connected to any other seas. Vasco da Gama sailed from Lisbon, Portugal, on July 8, 1497, heading to the East. He was to have made the sea voyage from Portugal to India that eventually made his son famous, but the elder da Gama died before completing the journey. Da Gama’s father Estavao was also an explorer. ![]() ![]() Vasco da Gama (1460-1524) was a Portuguese explorer who discovered an ocean route from Portugal to the East.ĭa Gama was born to a noble family in Sines, Portugal. Vasco da Gama rounded the Cape 514 years ago on 22 November 1497 and changed history in South Africa for ever! Vasco da Gama ![]()
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