Back to Modern History SourceBook Modern History Sourcebook: Vasco da Gama: Round Africa to India, 1497-1498 CE Vasco da Gama was born about 1460 at Sines, Portugal. Both Prince John and Prince Manuel continued the efforts of Prince Henry to find a sea route to India, and in 1497 Manuel placed Vasco da Gama, who already had some reputation as a warrior and navigator, in charge of four vessels ...

Admiral Dom Vasco da Gama, Knight Commander of the Military Order of Christ Admiral Dom Vasco da Gama (c. 1469 - 1524)- I Count of Vidigueira, 6 th Governor and 2nd Vice-Roy of India The fleet under his command left Lisbon harbour on July, 8th 1497 and after having passed the Cape of Good Hope, Mozambique island, Mombasa and having obtained an experienced Gujarati pilot at Malindi, first sighted ...

OLD NEWS Return to Old News home page Vasco da Gamma Seeks Sea Route to India by Richard Sheppard Soon after he ascended the throne of Portugal in 1495, King Manuel I commissioned a fleet of four ships to attempt a voyage around Africa to the fabled land of India. King Manuel knew that India was the source of many spices which were scarce and costly in Europe. He knew that Muslim merchants ...

Commentary Capital Buzz The Rediff Poll Crystal Ball Click Here The Rediff Special Arena The Rediff Special /Archana Masih Explorer or Exploiter May 20, 1998 will mark 500 years of Vasco da Gama's arrival in India. Plans for a proposed celebration have fallen on rough weather. Amidst allegations that he marked the advent of colonialism, the Portuguese explorer is trapped in controversy in new ...