Vasco da Gama ‑ Biography, Voyages & Legacy - HISTORY
2009年12月18日 · The Portuguese nobleman Vasco da Gama (1460-1524) sailed from Lisbon in 1497 on a mission to reach India and open a sea route from Europe to the East.
Vasco da Gama | Biography, Achievements, Route, Map, …
2024年12月25日 · Vasco da Gama (born c. 1460, Sines, Portugal—died December 24, 1524, Cochin, India) was a Portuguese navigator whose voyages to India (1497–99, 1502–03, 1524) opened up the sea route from western Europe to the East by way of the Cape of Good Hope.
Vasco da Gama - Wikipedia
His initial voyage to India by way of the Cape of Good Hope [3] (1497–1499) was the first to link Europe and Asia by an ocean route, connecting the Atlantic and the Indian oceans. This was a milestone in Portuguese maritime exploration which marked the beginning of a sea-based phase of globalization. [4] .
Vasco da Gama’s First Voyage to India: A Journey that Changed …
2024年9月24日 · Vasco da Gama’s first voyage to India, which took place between 1497 and 1499, marked a watershed moment in the history of global exploration and trade. Commissioned by King Manuel I of Portugal, this journey aimed to establish a direct sea route to India, bypassing the overland routes dominated by Middle Eastern and North African traders.
Vasco da Gama - World History Encyclopedia
2021年6月3日 · Vasco da Gama (c. 1469-1524) was a Portuguese navigator who, in 1497-9, sailed around the Cape of Good Hope in southern Africa and arrived at Calicut (now Kozhikode) on the south-west coast of India. This was the first direct voyage from Portugal to India and allowed the Europeans to cut in on the immensely lucrative Eastern trade in spices.
Journal of the First Voyage of Vasco da Gama to India, 1497-1499.
Vasco da Gama's voyage around the Cape of Good Hope to India was an event of enormous historical significance. Apart from being one of the great acts of European seamanship, it laid the basis for the Portuguese Empire, which was to last for centuries, and it established new contacts between Europe and the civilizations of Asia, marking an early ...
Portuguese discovery of the sea route to India - Wikipedia
Vasco da Gama on his arrival in India in May 1498, bearing the flag used during the first voyage by sea to this part of the world: the arms of Portugal and the Cross of the Order of Christ, sponsors of the expansion movement initiated by Henry the Navigator, are seen.
The Route of: Vasco da Gama - History, Maps & Exploration
2024年11月21日 · Vasco da Gama (1469-1524) was a renowned Portuguese explorer and navigator who made history by leading the first successful sea voyage from Europe to India. This remarkable journey, during the Age of Discovery, was the longest oceanic expedition ever undertaken at the time, surpassing even a complete circumnavigation of the globe by the Equator.
BBC - History - British History in depth: Vasco da Gama
2011年2月17日 · Vasco da Gama was the first European to open a sea-based trade route to India. In an epic voyage, he sailed around Africa's Cape of Good Hope and succeeded in breaking the monopoly of...
Vasco da Gama - Ages of Exploration - Mariners' Museum and Park
Vasco da Gama was a Portuguese explorer who sailed to India from Europe. Gold, spices, and other riches were valuable in Europe. But they had to navigate long ways over sea and land to reach them in Asia. Europeans during this time were looking to find a faster way to reach India by sailing around Africa. Da Gama accomplished the task.
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