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Vasco Da Gama. By: Aaron Tuia Anthony Tooman Loi Tran . Vasco da Gama. Born – 1460 – 1469 Was born in Sines , Portugal Had six sons and one daughter He died in Kochi, India Died in 1524. His family. Nationality: Portugese Father was Estevao da Mother was Isabel Sodre
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Vasco Da Gama By: Aaron Tuia Anthony Tooman Loi Tran
Vasco da Gama • Born – 1460 – 1469 • Was born in Sines, Portugal • Had six sons and one daughter • He died in Kochi, India • Died in 1524
His family • Nationality: Portugese • Father was Estevaoda • Mother was Isabel Sodre • Brother was Paulo da Gama • Wife was Caterina de Ataide
More Vasco da Gama… • First Voyage was in 1479. - 2 ships were lost. - 55 people returned. • Second Voyage was in 1502. - 4th Portuguese Armada with 15 boats & 800 men.
More 2nd Voyage info • Tried to expel Muslims from Calicut. • Bombarded the city Calicut and destroyed several houses. • Captured ships carrying rice and tortured the crew’s by cutting off their ears, noses, and hands. • Burned boat full of wealthy Muslim merchants.
Third Voyage • 1519 became first count of Vidigueira. • Earned a reputation as the “Fixer”, because of fixing India’s problems. • Intentions for 3rd voyage was to replace Eduardo de Menezes as viceroy of Portugese possessions.
More info • His first adventure was to seize French ships in retaliation for French peacetime plundering against Portuguese shipping.
His first Voyage was to go to India to open a sea route to Asia, and outflank the Muslims. With 4 ships.
Why was his journey important? • His voyages to India opened a sea route, from western Europe to the east, by way of the Cape of Good Hope, which enabled others to head to India.
More • On Nov. 25th he ordered the store ship to be broken up • When they docked at Mozambique the people they were Muslims so they let them live.
Famous for • Famous for discovering an ocean route from Portugal to the East. • Made it to India on his first try.