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__ ** Vasco da Gama **

 Vasco da Gama was a sea captain and explorer. He was raised in his birth country, Portugal, and had died being a very wealthy, well-known man with a title given by the king.  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jL2z2VCg5fw Vasco da Gama __ Background   __  Vasco da Gama was an explorer who was born in Sines, Portugal in about 1460 and died in Cochin, India on December 24, 1524. At his time of appointment he was a veteran soldier and a skilled mariner. He attended school in the town of Evora. As a young man, Vasco learned astronomy and navagation. Vasco da Gama became a naval officer in 1492 and commanded ships along the coast of Portugal.  __ Purpose __ Vasco was commissioned by the King Manuel 1st, to search for the spice islands and to find valuable goods. He commanded ships like the Berrio, the Saint Gabriel and the Saint Raphael.   
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 __  Route of Expedition  __     <span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"> On July 8,1497 he set sail for Lisbon, sighting the southwest coast of Africa on November 1st. On November 22nd, they rounded the Cape of Good Hope. In May 1498, he landed in Calicut (now //Kozhikode//) on the southwest coast of India. He returned to Lisbon in the summer of 1499. The voyage lasted for about two years. IN feburay 1502 he set sail for the second time for India.Da Gama returned in October 1503 with gold from the east. <span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Black', Gadget, sans-serif"> <span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica, sans-serif">**__ Hardship Faced __**These are some of the hardships Vasco da Gama faced. <span style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif"> media type="custom" key="689301"

<span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica, sans-serif"> <span style="COLOR: #d84bcf; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> Scurvy killed 55 out of 170 members of da Gama's crew. Vasco da Gama also had to fight pirates in Mozambique and Mombasa. He also encountered boredom, lack of drink and food and getting lost. Any explorer had to keep in mind that his crew could commit mutiny at any time. __** Historical Contribution **__

<span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica, sans-serif"> The results of Vasco's voyages brought his country immense wealth. Portugal became one of the foremost powerful country in Europe and controled the route to the East Indies. **__

Notable Occurances __** The King Manuel 1st granted Vasco the title //__Dom__// which is the equal of English Knighthood, gave generous pentions and permission to keep trading with India. Two years after going around the Cape, a trading station was developed by Portugal in India it was destroyed by local Muslims. Da Gama had become an admiral by his second voyage.Again he received money and honors. He also enjoyed favor as an adviser to the king and was made count of Vidigueira in 1519. Five years later he was sent to India as viceroy, charged with the task of reforming abuses in the colonial government. <span style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif">** <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10%; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif">    <span style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif"> media type="custom" key="690123"      How much did you learn, click the URL to find out! **
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