The King of Portugal figured if he could find a way to get to India by sailing on the ocean, he would become rich trading spices in Europe.Īn explorer by the name of Bartolomeu Dias had discovered the Cape of Good Hope at the tip of Africa. Spices from India were very popular in Europe, however, the only way to travel from Europe to India was over land. He followed in his father's footsteps and soon commanded ships in the king's name. Vasco da Gama was born in a small coastal town in Portugal named Sines. He led the first expedition that traveled from Europe to India by sailing around Africa. Vasco da Gama (1460 - 1524) was a Portuguese explorer. Best known for: The first European to sail from Europe to India around Africa.He had plans of staying at home, enjoying his last days with his family, but all that had changed completely when he decided to go to India to make sure everything was alright there. Vasco da Gama had died in India and was buried in a monastery, but his remains were subsequently brought home and interred with pomp and ceremony.
He was instrumental in making Portugal for a time the leading commercial nation of Europe. When he arrived in Calicut, he abused them to such an extreme and to a great degree of cruelty. He says, “I feel in my heart a great desire and inclination to go and make great havoc of him” So, he was sent with an army of people to the coast of India. Vasco da Gama was ill-treated by the King of Calicut. He then had set sail with his many ships, which were all well armed to defeat the Muslim traders when he stumbled upon them. On February 12th, 1502, he was all organized for an encounter with the much expected Muslim traders. Da Gama had massacred many innocent Indians and Muslims. It was in the year 1502, that he went out on his next expedition.
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