Vasco da gama

Vasco da Gama

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  • Jan 1, 1460

    Birth*

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

    Life and Voyage of Vasco da Gama

  • Jul 8, 1497

    da Gama Sets Sail for India

    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.
  • May 20, 1498

    Arrival in Calicut, India

    Arrival in Calicut, India
  • Jan 1, 1502

    da Gama's Revenge Mission*

    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.
  • Dec 24, 1524

    Death

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