Vasco da gama

Vasco da Gama

By Dittyman
  • Birth*
    Jan 1, 1460

    Birth*

  • Period: Jan 1, 1460 to Dec 24, 1524

    Life and Voyage of Vasco da Gama

  • da Gama Sets Sail for India
    Jul 8, 1497

    da Gama Sets Sail for India

    Funded by King Manuel of Spain, da Gama sets out with four ships in search of an all-water route to India.
  • Arrival in Calicut, India
    May 20, 1498

    Arrival in Calicut, India

  • da Gama's Revenge Mission*
    Jan 1, 1502

    da Gama's Revenge Mission*

    The king of Portugal sends da Gama to avenge the deaths of those slaughtered at a trading post in Calicut. He forced Calicut's ruleer to make peace and established more trading posts along the east African coast on his way back.
  • Death
    Dec 24, 1524

    Death

    da Gama fell ill and later passed on. His body was buried in Portugal, 1539.