Vasco da Gama (1460-1524),Portuguese explorer. Illustration of Vasco da Gama with the Royal Cross around his neck and a knight's helmet under his hand. Da Gama was sent in 1497 by Prince Manuel of Portugal to find a trade route to India. He succeeded in sailing the length of Africa and rounding the Cape of Good Hope 4 months after setting off. In spring 1498 he arrived in India,and in doing so found a trade route which helped make Portugal a world power and which opened up the Indian subcontinent to European commerce. Taken from A Book Of Discovery by M.B. Synge,1912 | |
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