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Vasco da Gama
Vasco de Gama was a Portuguese explorer who was the commander of the first ships to sail directly from Europe to the East Indies (India) in 1497. He was governor of Portuguese India in 1524.
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What country was Da Gama's voyage financed by?
Vasco De Gama sailed to India in 1799 and opened the path to India.
How many crew members were on Da Gama's ships?
Vasco da Gama took four ships, including a smaller one, used for keeping the provisions.
Where was vasco de gama buried?
Vasco da Gama died in India and was originally entombed there, but his remains were removed and returned to Portugal, his home. His tomb is in the Monastery of Jeronimos, which is located in Lisbon, Portugal.
What were Vasco Da Gama's routes and discoveries?
Vasco da Gama was a Portuguese explorer who was the first to sail around the Cape of Good Hope at AfricaÕs southern tip in 1497. He also found a route from the West to the East and landed in India in 1498.
How did vasco de gama treat the people he encountered?
History doesn't report how the crew were treated. Generally, on ships like his they were treated OK unless they caused a problem.
Why did vasco de gama want to explore?
Vasco Da Gama explored because his dad was an early explorer and Vasco was trying to follow his footsteps.
What route did Vasco da Gama take?
Vasco Da Gama took the best route to India on the 27th of September 1535. Vasco Da Gama took the sea route to the South to India and arrived in India in 1537
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Why did the portuguese want an open trade route to India?
resources wanted to control their resources but they didnt have much luck because of the Indian princes that ruled, remember India was a bunch of indepen dent countries so the portuguese had to make deals with all of em not just one
Did Vasco de Gama have any siblings like brothers or sisters?
NO VASCO DEGOMA DID NOT HAVE ANY SIBLINGS
who ever wrote this should be sorry VASCO DA GAMA DID HAVE 2 BROTHERS. YOU LIAR GET OF YOUR BUTT AND DO SOME REASERCH !!!???!!!??? HE HAD 2 BROTHERS !!!!!!!!!!!!!
Where did Vasco Da Gama travel to?
Vasco Da Gama sailed from Lisbon, Portugal, on July 8, 1497, heading to East. Da Gama rounded Africa's Cape of Good Hope on November 22, and continued on to India. Gama reached Calicut, India on May 20,1498 and left India on August 29,1498. Da Gama returned to Lisbon, Portugal in September,1499.
Were the successful in your opinion of vasco da gama?
He was, because he was the first to complete the full journey, but half the journey was known beforehand.
He had the cartography, the expertise of others, and the geographical landmarks (padrões) that were spread along the western and part of the Southern coast of Africa in the past decades.
When he arrived he had the news of the lands, its people and the spices, the hope was indeed good.
One can just imagine the feasts in the royal court in those days.
What did vasco da gama do for a living?
He never 'retired.' He died of malaria in Goa/Cochin, India shortly after making his third voyage to India.
What things Vasco da Gama carried during his vouage?
The food VASCO DA GAMA had on his trip was cured meat, rotten biscuits, fish, lots of flour, rum, and water.
Sorry, I know there is more, but... that's about all i can find about VASCO DA GAMA.
~Maile Age:10
(P.S. I also learned that VASCO DA GAMA was like a pirate and murdered Muslims by cutting them up in peices and that is how he died.)
When did Vasco-Da-Gama get to India as a viceroy?
He never went to Indiana, he made a new route from Europe to India by going around the southern tip of Africa.
Why did vasco da gama go to Asia?
It's either because Dias found how far south was or because Columbus had explored the area earlier
What is the Similarity between bartolomeu Dias and vasco da gama?
Both Bartolomeu DIas and Vasco da Gama explored the coast of Africa and passed the Cape of Good Hope. However, Dias turned around after succeeding at that (he was forced to by his crew). Da Gama, on the other hand, went all the way to India after passing the Cape and then returned.
What are names of spanish explorers?
The major Spanish explorers of the New World were:
Christopher Columbus (native Italian)
Vasco Nuñez de Balboa (saw the Pacific)
Hernan Cortes (conquered Aztecs)
Francisco Pizarro (conquered Incas)
Alvar Nuñez Cabeza de Vaca (shipwrecked, interacted with Amerindian tribes)
Francisco Coronado (Mexico and US Southwest)
Hernando de Soto (Mississippi River)
Juan Ponce de Leon (Florida)
Who was in vasco da gama exploration?
Vasco Da Gama was exploring by him self. but when he stopped at Africa he had his friends coming like Selena Gomez and Miley Cyrus.
