Vasco da Gama

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English: Vasco da Gama(aka vasco da gama) (c. 1469-1524) was a Portuguese explorer, one of the most successful in the European Age of Discovery, and the first person to sail directly from Europe to India.

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Discovery of India
Ernesto Casanova
Vasco da Gamma standing in prow of rowboat
Ernesto Casanova
Vasco da Gama's ship with gods above
Ernesto Casanova

[edit] Journeys

The path of Vasco da Gama heading for the first time to India (black) as well as the trips of Pêro da Covilhã (orange) and Afonso de Paiva (blue). (Portugese)
The route of Vasco da Gama's first voyage, showing the route from Cape of Good Hope to Goa
(SVG vector version)
The route of Vasco da Gama's first voyage, showing the route from Cape of Good Hope to Goa
(English version)
The route of Vasco da Gama's first voyage, showing the route from Cape of Good Hope to Goa
(French version)
The route of Vasco da Gama's first voyage, showing the route from Cape of Good Hope to Goa
(Simp. Chinese version)
The route of Vasco da Gama's first voyage, showing the route from Cape of Good Hope to Goa
(Trad. Chinese version)

[edit] Memory

Part of the harbour of Vasco da Gama, Goa
Arch commemorating the landing of Vasco da Gama in Goa
Parque Aquático do Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama
Centro Vasco Gama Lisboa
Torre Vasco da Gama no Parque das Nações em Lisboa
Torre Vasco da Gama
Torre Vasco da Gama
Freixos supostamente trazidos da Índia por Vasco da Gama, no Convento de Santa Maria da Caridade, no Sardoal
Tomb of Vasco da Gama (Jeronimos Monastery, Belem, Portugal)
Tomb of Vasco da Gama
Monastery Vasco Da Gama, Lissabon