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Vasco De Gama short note​

Answer 1

Vasco da Gama, was a Portuguese explorer who was commander of thefirst ships to sail straight from Europe to India. Vasco da Gama was born either in 1460 or 1469 in Sines, on the southwest coast of Portugal.

Little is known about Vasco da Gama’s early life, but it is believed that he was a student of mathematics and navigation.

Da Gama’a trip to India consisted of several stops along the way in Africa as well as problems faced with Muslim traders who did not want him to interference in their profitable trade routes. He finally reached Calicut on May 20, 1498. After his successful first voyage by sea to India (1497-1499), King Emmanuel I gave him the title of Dom (Lord) with an annual grant of 300.000 reais, for him and his descendants, and appointed him Admiral of the Indies (January, 1500). In 1519, the Admiral was granted the coveted title of Count of Vidigueira At first, da Gama and his trading were well-received, but this only lasted a short while. The King ordered him to pay a large tax in gold similar to what other merchants pay. This strained the relation between the two. Da Gama left India on August 29, 1498. Da Gama was sent to India again in 1524 to replace the incompetent Viceroy. Vasco contracted malaria not long after arriving in Goa and died in the city of Cochin on Christmas Eve in 1524.

Answer 2

vasco da Gama, 1st count of Vidiguira, was a Portuguese explorer and the first European to reach India by sea. His initial voyage to India was the first to link Europe & Asia by an ocean route, connecting the Atlantic &Indian Ocean &therefore, the West &the orient.


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