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Vasco da Gama

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Vasco da Gama

Birth
Sines, Sines Municipality, Setúbal, Portugal
Death
24 Dec 1524 (aged 54–55)
Ernakulam, Kerala, India
Burial
Belem, Lisboa Municipality, Lisboa, Portugal
Memorial ID
6622573 View Source
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Explorer, Navigator, born in Sines, Alentejo, Portugal. He led the expedition which discovered the route to India round the Cape of Good Hope (1497-1499), and in 1502-1503 led a squadron of ships to Calicut to avenge the murder of a group of Portuguese explorers left there by Cabral. In 1524 he was sent as viceroy to India, but he soon fell ill, and died at Cochin. His body was brought home to Portugal.

Explorer, Navigator, born in Sines, Alentejo, Portugal. He led the expedition which discovered the route to India round the Cape of Good Hope (1497-1499), and in 1502-1503 led a squadron of ships to Calicut to avenge the murder of a group of Portuguese explorers left there by Cabral. In 1524 he was sent as viceroy to India, but he soon fell ill, and died at Cochin. His body was brought home to Portugal.

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  • Maintained by: Find a Grave
  • Originally Created by: Erik Lander
  • Added: 20 Jul 2002
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID: 6622573
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6622573/vasco-da-gama: accessed ), memorial page for Vasco da Gama (c.1469–24 Dec 1524), Find a Grave Memorial ID 6622573, citing Monastery of Jerónimos, Belem, Lisboa Municipality, Lisboa, Portugal; Maintained by Find a Grave.