Vasco da Gama Vasco da Gama (1460 or 1469 – 24 December 1524)‚ 1st Count of Vidigueira‚ was a Portuguese explorer‚ one of the most successful in the Age of Discovery and the commander of the first ships to sail directly from Europe to India. He is one of the most famous and celebrated explorers from the Discovery Ages‚ being the first European to reach India through sea. This discovery was very significant and paved the way for the Portuguese to establish a long lasting colonial empire in Asia
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Vasco da Gama is a famous explorer from Sines‚portugal. His date of birth isn’t confirmed but it is guessed that he was born around 1460. Vasco was born in a wealthy family with power ‚ so from the start he had a great opportunity to become great. Being from a wealthy family with great connections he was able to get an excellent education. He became extremely talented when it came to math and navigating. Vasco joined the navy as soon as he could the skills that he learned from school made him very
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Who is Vasco Da Gama? Vasco Da Gama was believed to be borned around 1460s in Sines‚ a Portuguese seaport on the Atlantic ocean. The Da Gamas were minor aristocrats‚ and Vasco’s father‚ Estevao Da Gama and his wife‚ Dona Isabel Sodre had five sons. Vasco was the third. Skills of Vasco Da Gama Gaspar Correia ‚Sixteenth- Century historian‚ written that it was at Evora where he may have learned mathematics and navigation. It is evident that Gama knew astronomy well‚ and it is possible that
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Vasco da Gama was born around 1460 in Sines‚ Portugal. Vasco’s father was a knight and an explorer. When he was old enough he decided to join the navy‚ where he was taught how to navigate. Vasco later followed in his father’s footsteps and began to command ships in the king’s name. Little is known about his early life but‚ in 1492‚ Vasco solidified his reputation as a sailor when King John II of Portugal sent him to Lisbon and the Algarve to seize French ships as a sign of vengeance against the French
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Vasco da gama is a man who does not keep his word and that needs to be charged for his crimes.He has done some unbelievable stuff that many people would think that is not right or unreal.And yes he did some amazing things over his lifetime but were they good enough for killing as many lives as he did.I do think he should get what he deserves because what he has done through the coast of Setubal(French port in portugal).As we step back and look at this situation he was in he could of handled it better
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Vasco Da Gama 1460-1524 Portuguese Explorer In the last years of the fifteenth century‚ an explorer set off from the Iberian Peninsula‚ full of grand illusions and hoping to reach India by going where no European had ever gone before. Though that statement would seem to describe the 1492 voyage of Christopher Columbus (1451-1506) to the New World‚ it is equally true of a less famous expeditionfrom an American perspective‚ at leastthat set sail five years later. This one was led by Vasco
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Bibliography A diverse variety of papers and books were chosen for my research strategy. Some gave a solid back-drop to significant events‚ and others a historical aftermath - each equally valued. Two journals gave an in-depth review of historical manuscripts and argued varied topics. Three books gave a broad picture‚ important for a full spectrum of events starting from the formation of Portugal all the way through to the English occupation of India some 800 years later. Through these sources
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Ashley Gatens Eglish101 1 August 2015 Vasco da Gama vs. Christopher Columbus "Following the light of the sun‚ we left the Old World" (Christopher Columbus). Imagine a life not having a route from one country to others‚ or not knowing what other world exist. Vasco da Gama and Christopher Columbus were both European explorers in the early 1400 hundreds‚ and these two explorers have a major impact on the history of the world. Even though both Vasco da Gama and Christopher Columbus share the
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Journal of Vasco da Gama’s Voyage to India‚ 1497-1498 CE (Excerpts) [pic] Vasco da Gama was born about 1460 at Sines‚ Portugal. In 1497 King Manuel I of Portugal placed Vasco da Gama‚ who already had some reputation as a warrior and navigator‚ in charge of four vessels built especially for the expedition to India. The expedition set sail July 8‚ 1497‚ rounded the Cape of Good Hope four months later‚ and reached Calicut on May 20‚ 1498. The Moors in Calicut instigated the ruler of Calicut against
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PUBLIC PRIVATA PARTNERSHIPS AND REGULATORY STRATEGIES COURSE (MP525) LECTURER: DR. SHANMUGASUNDARAM SUBRAMANIAN WRITTEN ASSIGNMENT PPP of Vasco da Gama Bridge in Portugal Table of Contents Topic PPP of Vasco da Gama Bridge in Portugal Introduction Introduction to the Public Private Partnership concept Need for the Public Service To solve the congestion problem on Lisbon’s other bridge (25 de Abril Bridge)‚ and to join previously unconnected motorways between
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