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Oct 1, 1469
Birth
Born in Sines on the coast of Portugal. -
Oct 1, 1492
Naval Carrer
Vasco started in the navy. He controlled ships and was order by the king to capture French ships. -
Oct 1, 1497
Expedition to India
Vasco set sail from Portugal with a crew of 150 men. He was sent to India to get spices. -
Oct 1, 1497
Calicut
He reached Calicut, India in three months. He tried to reach a trade agreement, but failed to do so. He sailed back and completed the water route from Asia to England. -
Oct 1, 1499
Gets Back To Portugal
He arrived back in LIbson. He was then named Admiral of Sea of India(which was only two ships annd 150 men). -
Oct 1, 1502
Second voyage to India
He went to India again with many warships. -
Oct 1, 1502
Takes Over Arab Trade Empire
He destroys the Arab trade embire in India -
Oct 2, 1502
Retirment
He comes back from second voyage to India and retires. -
Oct 2, 1519
Named The Count
He was named the count of portugal by the king. -
Oct 2, 1524
Named Vireoy of India
He was named the Vireoy of India -
Oct 2, 1524
Reason For Title
He was named this so he would go back to India. -
Oct 2, 1524
Final Voyage
He goes back to India to strengthen trade. -
Oct 2, 1524
Gets Brought In To Government
He gets drawn into government while in India -
Oct 2, 1526
Death
He dies of malaria while working as a royal governor.