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Vasco da Gama
Portuguese navigator of noble descent, first to reach India by sea via the Cape of Good Hope in 1498. His voyage marked the start of Portugal's flourishing trade with India. Undertook many other voyages to the East. In 1524, John III (1502-1557), King of Portugal, named him Viceroy of the Indies, [...]
Creator
- Europeana
Publisher
- Museo Galileo - Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza
Type of item
- Biography
- Biography
Date
- 1469 ?-1524
- 1469?/1524
- 1524
- 1469
Creator
- Europeana
Publisher
- Museo Galileo - Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza
Type of item
- Biography
- Biography
Date
- 1469 ?-1524
- 1469?/1524
- 1524
- 1469
Providing institution
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Rights
- © Museo Galileo - Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza
Places
- Sines? - Cochin, India
Identifier
- urn:imss:biography:300259
Language
- eng
- ita
References
- http://catalogue.museogalileo.it/gallery/VascoGama.html
Is referenced by
- http://catalogue.museogalileo.it/object/SeaCharts.html
Year
- 1524
- 1469
Providing country
- Italy