VASCO DA GAMA

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  • May 28, 1460

    When Vasco da Gama was born

    When Vasco da Gama was born
    He was born on the 28 of May 1460 in Sines Portugal
  • Jan 1, 1480

    Vasco da Gama joins the order of Santiago

    Vasco da Gama joins the order of Santiago
    When da Gama joins the Order of Santiago and is an invaluable of it he gets lots of respect, to the orders luck King John II of Portugal
    becomes king
  • Jan 1, 1492

    Vasco da Gama builds his reputation as a sailor.

    Vasco da Gama builds his reputation as a sailor.
    The French government disrupts Portuguese shipping, and King John II sends Vasco da Gama to retaliate. Da Gama travels first to Lisbon and then to the Algarve region of Portugal, where he seizes French ships. His reputation as a fierce sailor and warrior increases.
  • Jan 1, 1497

    The king commissions da Gama to sail to India.

    King Manuel of Portugal commissions da Gama to lead an expedition to find a sea route to India. The king hopes to find lucrative markets and to exploit existing Asian commercial networks.
  • Jan 1, 1498

    Da Gama lands on the east coast of Africa.

    Da Gama lands on the east coast of Africa.
    Da Gama and his crew land in Mozambique, an Islamic city-state on the east coast of Africa. Da Gama attempts an audience with the sultan, but he offers only limited gifts and the local population forces him to leave.
  • Feb 11, 1498

    He leaves India

    Da Gama and his crew set sail for Europe, bearing spices and the news of their discovery. Along the way they are caught in a monsoon and several crewmembers die of scurvy. Da Gama is forced to reduce his fleet by burning one of his ships.
  • Mar 20, 1498

    Da Gama becomes the first European to complete a sea voyage to India.

    Da Gama lands in Calicut, India, and the local Hindu ruler welcomes da Gama and his crew. The Portuguese mistakenly believe the residents are Christians, as they have never heard of Hinduism. The crew remains for three months, but the local Muslims traders refuse to allow them to barter freely.
  • Feb 11, 1502

    Vasco Da Gama is hero

    Accompanied by only 54 of his original 170 crew members, da Gama arrives back in Portugal. The Portuguese government treats da Gama as a hero and immediately sends another group of ships back to India to establish a Portuguese trading post.
  • Feb 11, 1524

    Da Gama dies.

    Da Gama dies in Cochin, India after contracting malaria. His body is eventually returned to Portugal for burial in 1539.

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