4th+Period+-+Vasco+da+Gama

=4th Period - Vasco da Gama=

By: William S.

Date of birth: 1469

Location of birth: Sine,Portugal

Parents’ names: Father was Estevao da Gama (mother unknown)

Family background: Vasco da Gama's father was a Portuguese noble and courtier. Da Gama had two other siblings. Da Gama's father was also the commander of a fortress in southwestern Portugal.

Date of death: 1524

Location of death/grave: India

Education: When Vasco da Gama was a young boy he learned math and navigation. Vasco da Gama studied the ships his country was using at that time. He saw that his people were going farther down the coast of Africa.



Career: Da Gama was a good explorer. He was originally hired to hunt down pirtes. He worked for John II because John II wanted revenge. The Muslims did not want to trade with Vasco because Vasco was mean to them in the past. His flag ship was the Sao Gabriel.

Legacy: He found the water route to India around Africa. He shot at the people of the Muslim religion. Da Gama wold use monsoons to travel faster. Da Gama could easily take pirerat ships. Da Gama toke revenge on the Muslims for killing Portuguese people in India. In 1502 he lead a fleet of 10 ships.



Additional/Interesting information: Da Gama's hero was Prince Henry the navigator. When Vasco was only 15 he went on a short voyage to Africa. He set up stone columns to prove he had made it to India. After finding the route to India,he was treated like a hero. Vasco's hero died around the time he was born.

Sources Cited (Vasco da Gama – 4th Period) book 1: Vasco da Gama author: Tanya Larkin city & date of publication: New York, 2001 publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc

book 2: Vasco da Gama author: David Knight city & date of publication: Mahwah, 1979 publisher: Troll Associates

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