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Vasco da Gama

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• John
• Chantel

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Vasco was Born

• Vasco da Gama was bon in Sines, Portugal.
• The year was 1469

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About him

• Vasco da Gama is a Portuguese sailor and was the
  Euorpean to find a sea route to India.

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His Ships

• The ships were Sao Gabriel, Sao Rafael, Berrio,
  and the Starship.
• Sao Rafael is the flagship.Vascos brother Paulo,
  commanded the ship Sao Rafael.

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Vasco da Gamas 1st voyage

• When Vasco da Gama set out on July 8, 1497 that
  was his first voyage.
• He was equipped with four ships.

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Vasco Landed

• Vasco landed in Calicut, India.
• The year and date was May 20,1498.

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The Indian Ruler

• The Indian ruler was friendly, but the Arab
  merchants who controlled trade with India did not
  want to share.

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Vasco Returned

• He left India August 29, 1498.
• He returned in Lisbon, Portugal in 1499 during
  the month of September.

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By that time

• By that time, Portuguese sailors had already
  begun to explore the west coast of Africa.

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Vasco da Gamas Death

• Vasco da Gama died in 1524 on Christmas Eve.
• He died in Cochin, India.

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Questions

• What were the names of two of the ships.
• What year did he leave India.
• Recrossing the Indian Ocean, what was becalmed?
• Who was friendly and who was not?

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Answers

• Vasco left India August 29, 1498.
• The four ships names are the Sao Gabriel, Sao
  Rafael, Berrio, and the Starship.
• The ships were becalmed .
• The Indian ruler was friendly and the Arab
  merchants were not.

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The End