How did vasco de gama die?

Answer 1

Vasco da Gama, the Portuguese explorer, died in Cochin, India on December 24, 1524. The exact cause of his death is not definitively known, but it is believed that he succumbed to an illness, possibly malaria. Da Gama's legacy as a pioneering explorer and navigator in the Age of Discovery continues to be celebrated in history.

Answer 2

of scurvay on a voyage.

Answer

He did not die of scurvy. He contracted malaria not long after arriving in Goa to take over the position of Viceroy, and died in the city of Cochin on Christmas Eve in 1524.

Answer 3

Vasco da Gama was 64 and living at his house in Portugal with his wife, Cateriana de Ataide, and his 6 sons, when in 1524 King John III named him Viceroy to India. He had planned to settle down and enjoy his retirement in Portugal, but all of that changed. He had to go to India and make sure everything was running fine. Along the way on the voyage, da Gama fell ill. Da Gama died in India shortly after arrival on December 24, 1524. He was buried in India. Later, in 1539, his remains were reburied in a chapel in Vidigueira, Portugal.

Answer 4

because he did not have enough food to last him and no one would give him food.

Answer 5

Malaria