Vasco da Gama

Vasco Da Gama By: Dracen Poovey Vasco Da Gama was a portuguese explorer who discovered a new trade route to India which was a very significant discovery to Europe. In this essay I will tell you a story about a man named Vasco Da Gama. Vasco Da Gama was a portuguese explorer in in the late 1400’s. He was very adventurous and brave, his biggest goal in life was to find a quicker trade route by sea linked from Europe to India that was much faster. So he set out to do it, his initial voyage was from

this traveler account is Vasco da Gama himself. He was born about 1460 in Portugal and was a famous navigator for the King of Portugal. Da Gama starts off his journal by describing his voyage to the Bay of St. Helena in 1497, also describing himself as the “Captain-Major” in third person. Da Gama had anchored in the bay for eight days to clean their ships and took captive on of the natives, feeding him and dressing him well, he was returned to land and that helped da Gama gain entry with the other

Vasco da Gama's revolutionary sea expedition to India is one of the most crucial moments in the entire history of exploration. Till the middle of 15th century, Portugal was the foremost seafaring country in Europe. King Manuel I: the ruler of Portugal hired about four ships for the voyage around Africa to the legendary land of India. King Manuel I knew that India was a huge cradle of variety of spices, which were extremely rare to see in other places and moreover they were pretty expensive in Europe

Vasco Da Gama, the Valiant Navigator Have you ever wondered who God appointed to sail four times farther than Christopher Columbus on his first official expedition and became one the the most superb navigators of all time? Around 1497, Vasco da Gama, who was raised near the Atlantic Ocean, was chosen by the King of Portugal to lead an over 24,000 mile expedition, which would establish a direct open water and spice trade route from Portugal to India. Making Portugal a dominate

Vasco Da Gama Dear Museum Explorers Board, I’m am going to explain to you today, why I think Vasco Da Gama is a villain and why I think he should be in your exhibit. As you may already know, he found a direct sea route from Europe to Asia and was the first European to sail to India by going around Africa. His discovery of the route to India around Africa allowed the Portuguese to create a colonial empire in Asia. It also meant that sailors would not have to cross the Mediterranean or Arabia, which

Vasco da Gama During the 15th century, venturing into the sea was treacherous. The uncharted waters contained violent storms, hideous sea monsters with thirteen arms, and most importantly, the crew could die from scurvy. However, due to Vasco da Gama’s raw courage and undaunted personality, the Portugal's long awaited journey trade route to India was accomplished as well as the spread of Christianity. Although the exact date was unknown, Vasco da Gama was welcomed into the world in around 1460

Vasco da Gama once said “I am not afraid of the darkness. Real death is preferable to a life without living.” Vasco da Gama might have been one of the great European explorers of his time. To start off, Vasco Da Gama was born in 1460, the son of a lower class nobleman. He had 5 siblings in all, 1 sister and 4 brothers. Da Gama’s mother was Isabel Sodré, and his dad was Estêvão da Gama. Not much is known about da Gama’s early life, but he would go on to marry Catarina de Ataíde and have three

Vasco Da Gama was a really important person as an explorer. He was the first person to travel from Europe and reach Calicut, India. He was very important in history. We all know Vasco Da Gama as the first person to sail from Europe and reached Calicut, India. Vasco Da Gama was born around the time period of 1460-1469 in Sines, Portugal. According to the book Vasco Da Gama and the Sea Route to India, historians do not actually know when

I think that da Gama is the most important explorer of the Colonization Era. Although he didn’t explore the Americas, he did something much more important. Vasco da Gama found a sea route to India. Not only did this spark a huge amount of trade between the two regions, but it allowed for the interchange of philosophy and religion. By Vasco da Gama finding a sea route to India, the 2 distinct cultures of Europe and Asia could exchange themselves to each other. Da Gama started by following the route

might know Vasco Da Gama only as an explorer; however, he was also a voyager who has done several successful voyages throughout the world that had great effect to his country. He was the first man to find the direct seaway toward India and also has done several voyages to help his country out. He had said, “I am not afraid of the darkness. Real death is preferable to a life without living” which showed his braveness and fearless about going out for voyages. I believe that Vasco Da Gama was a successful