Vasco da Gama
Vasco da Gama was a Portuguese mariner, explorer and nobleman. His discovery of the first direct maritime route between Europe and India via the Cape of Good Hope and... Wikipedia
- Born: Sines, Alentejo, Kingdom of Portugal
- Died: 24 December 1524, Cochin, Kingdom of Cochin
- Cause of death: Malaria
- Resting place: Jerónimos Monastery, Lisbon, Portugal
- Spouse(s): Catarina de Ataíde
- Children: ...among others
- Mother: Isabel Sodré
- Father: Estêvão da Gama
- Occupation: Explorer, Viceroy of India
- Monarch: John III
- Preceded by: Duarte de Menezes
- Succeeded by: Henrique de Meneses
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