Examples of Vasco da Gama in the following topics:
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- The long-standing Portuguese goal of finding a sea route to Asia was finally achieved in a ground-breaking voyage commanded by Vasco da Gama.
- The Portuguese explorer, Vasco da Gama, came to Nazare, too, to pray before he set out in 1497 -- and again after a successful return from his voyage to find a sea route to India with its rich spice trade.
- The route followed in Vasco da Gama's first voyage (1497–1499).
- Gama's squadron left Portugal in 1497, rounded the Cape and continued along the coast of East Africa.
- Compare the Portuguese Atlantic Explorations from 1415-1488 with the Indian Exploration lead by Vasco da Gama from 1497-1542
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- The endeavors of Marco Polo (1254-1324), Christopher Columbus (1451-1506) and Vasco de Gama (1469-1524) set the foundations for a global economy.
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- Among others engaged in this search was Pêro da Covilhã, who arrived in Ethiopia in 1490.
- Da Covilhã remained in the country, but in 1507 an Armenian named Matthew was sent by the Emperor to the king of Portugal to request his aid against the Muslims.
- In response to Bermudes message, a Portuguese fleet under the command of Estêvão da Gama was sent from India and arrived at Massawa in 1541.
- Under the command of Cristóvão da Gama, younger brother of the admiral, the Portuguese and local troops were initially successful against the enemy.
- Upon the death of Emperor Susenyos and accession of his son Fasilides in 1633, the Jesuits,
who had accompanied or followed the Gama expedition, were expelled and the native religion restored to official status.
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- After the forming of Nueva Cádiz in Venezuela and Santa Cruz on the present-day Guajira peninsula, explorers led by Vasco Núez de Balboa conquered areas on the coast of present-day Colombia in 1502.
- In 1524, Francis sent Italian-born Giovanni da Verrazzano to explore the region between Florida and Newfoundland for a route to the Pacific Ocean.