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Bartolomeu Dias [pron 1] ( c. 1450 – 29 May 1500) was a Portuguese mariner and explorer. In 1488, he became the first European navigator to round the southern tip of Africa and to demonstrate that the most effective southward route for ships lies in the open ocean, well to the west of the African coast. His discoveries effectively established ...
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 built especially for the expedition.
Aug 2, 2023 · Born in 1450, Portuguese explorer Bartolomeu Dias was sent by Portuguese King John II to explore the coast of Africa and find a way to the Indian Ocean. Dias departed circa August 1487, rounding ...
Vasco da Gama monument. Monument to Vasco da Gama, Lisbon. Arriving in Goa in September 1524, da Gama immediately set himself to correct the many administrative abuses that had crept in under his predecessors. Whether from overwork or other causes, he soon fell ill and died in Cochin in December. In 1538 his body was taken back to Portugal.
When da Gama joins the Order of Santiago, his family’s prospects improve, especially since the master of the Order later becomes King John II of Portugal. 1492: Vasco da Gama builds his reputation as a sailor. The French government disrupts Portuguese shipping, and King John II sends Vasco da Gama to retaliate.
Jul 1, 2022 · In 1497, King Manuel I of Portugal (r. 1495-1521) selected the nobleman Vasco da Gama (c. 1469-1524) to find the way to the spices. Da Gama was to follow the route to the Indian Ocean pioneered by Bartolomeu Dias (c. 1450-1500), who had learned to use the strong east winds of the mid-Atlantic to hurl him and his crew around the Cape of Good Hope.
Sep 8, 2022 · In 1497, the new king of Portugal, Manuel I, named Vasco da Gama the leader of a new voyage to India. Bartolomeo Diaz personally supervised the preparations for this trip. Da Gama was to lead a fleet of four ships (one of the provisions), two of which were specially built for this occasion. Vasco da Gama left Lisbon on July 8th, 1497.
