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Date of Birth: 22 November 1469

Nationality: Portuguese

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His dad was a popular explorer and his family was rich. He lean’t navigation and maths( main part of sailing).

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In 1497 King Mannuel I chose, Vasco da Gama to lead a Portuguese fleet to India in search of a maritime route from Western Europe to the East.

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Vasco da Gama’s Journey to India. 1497,28 years old.

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This is a map of a pirture for Vasco da Gama’s Journey.

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The Portuguese nobleman Vasco da Gama (1460-1524) sailed from Lisbon in 1497 on a mission to reach India and open a sea route from Europe to the East

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On 20th May 1498, two years after he set sail from Lisbon, Portugal, Vasco da Gama arrived on the Western sea coast of India at Kozhikode (Calicut), Kerala. This was the first time that a European had arrived in India via the sea.

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Vasco da Gama left Calicut on 29 August 1498. Eager to set sail for home, he ignored the local knowledge of monsoon wind patterns that were still blowing onshore.

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Vasco da Gama’s boat drawing. That is the photo that I drew for Vasco da Gama’s boat.

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When did Vasco da Gama travel back to his house?

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When did Vasco da Gama travel back to his house?

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By the time Vasco da Gama returned from his first voyage to India in 1499, he had spent more than two years away from home.

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This is Vasco da Gama’s diary from his first voyage. He worte this in July 7,1497.

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This is Vasco da Gama’s first explore.

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This is Vasco da Gama’s family tree. There are Cristóvão da Gama, Estêvão da Gama, Estêvão da Gama, Paulo da Gama, Catarina de Ataíde ,Pedro de Silva da Gama, Isabel Sodré, João, Sodré da Gama, Aires da Gama, Teresa da Gama, Francisco da Gama, Álvaro d'Ataide da Gama, Isabel d'Ataide da Gama, Pedro da Gama, Teresa da Silva, Paulo da Gama and of couse Vasco da Gama. There are even more than 12 people in his family.