Vasco da gama

1. VASCO DA GAMA (1469 – 1524)

2. Biography of the life of Vasco Da Gama Nationality - Portuguese Lifespan - 1469 – 1524 (55 years) Family - Father was Estevao da Gama a Portuguese noble and Courtier Education - Well educated befitting his status Career - Explorer and Navigator Famous for : Discovered an sea route from Portugal to the East, assumed to be impossible feat as it was believed that the Indian Ocean was not connected to any other seas

3. Early Life Vasco da Gama was born in Sines, Province of Alemtejo, Portugal He came from a noble Portuguese family and his father was a distinguished soldier who attended the Portuguese court Vasco da Gama was well educated as befitted his status and he had been taught several languages, physics, geometry, mathematics and astronomy

4. First Voyage Sent by King John II Started on 8 th July,1497 It consists of 4 ships and a crew of 179 22 November 1497- Sailed around the Cape of Good Hope 25 December 1497- Reached the coast of Natal January 1498 - Reached the mouth of the Zambezi 20 May 1498 - Reached India 5 October 1498 - Sets sail for home September 1499 – Returns home

5. Second Voyage Sent by King Manuel I Started on 12 th February 1502 It consists of 20 war ships In this voyage : Engaged in privateer actions against Arab merchant ships Destroyed a Calicut fleet of 29 ships Extracted favorable trading concessions R eturned home in 1503

6. Third Voyage Sent by King John III Started in 1524 Aim is to replace the incompetent Eduardo De Menezes as viceroy of the Portuguese possessions Contracted Malaria and died on 24 th December, 1524 Body was 1 st buried at St.Francis Church at Kochi Later, his remains were returned to Portugal in 1539 The Monastery of Hieronymites was erected in the honor of his voyage to India.

7. Tomb of Vasco Da Gama

8. His Contributions Found a sea route to India Responsible for Portugal's success as an colonizing power His voyages proved vital to maintain national trade routes to the far east.

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