Mr. Nussbaum - Vasco da Gama Biography.
Vasco da Gama did not decline the king's orders and left Sines, Portugal on July 8, 1497. He was in search of the sea route to India. The names of his ships were the Berrio, the Saint Gabriel, Saint Raphael, and the Starship. Vasco da Gama's brother, Paulo was the commander of the Saint Raphael. Goncalo Alvares commanded the Saint Gabriel.
Description. This biography traces the dramatic life and career of Vasco da Gama, a Portuguese explorer whose voyages played a pivotal role in expanding the Portuguese empire and creating an impressive Asian spice trade during the age of exploration in the 15th and 16th century.
Vasco da Gama was born either in 1460 or 1469 in Sines, on the southwest coast of Portugal. Early Life. Little is known about Vasco da Gama’s early life, but it is believed that he was a student of mathematics and navigation. On 8 July 1497, Da Gama led a fleet of four ships with a crew of a 170 men from Lisbon.
Vasco da Gama was a Portuguese explorer who was the first European to reach India by sea. As the first person to sail directly from Europe to India, he linked Europe and Asia by ocean route, opening up vast trade and political opportunities for the Portuguese who no longer needed to traverse the dangerous and risky routes they previously used to.
Vasco da Gama (1469 or 1469-December 24, 1524) was a Portuguese sailor.He was the first European who went to India through the Cape of Good Hope, the southern end of Africa.He went to India three times by ship. He was born in Sines, Portugal. His exact date of birth is unknown. According to some people's accounts, he was a knight in the 1490s in Sines.
US History I Review for mid term. Lot of info from Columbus Days to the New America (1787). n 1494 where Spain had land west of the line and Portugal had land east of the line.Major explorers-Vasco da gama- Portugal- rounded Cape of Good Hope and sailed up the eastern coastChristopher Columb. sailed up the eastern coastChristopher Columbus- Spain -went ashore on a small island in the.
Did Vasco da Gama Matter for European Markets? Testing Frederick Lane's Hypotheses Fifty Years Later Kevin H. O'Rourke, Jeffrey G. Williamson. NBER Working Paper No. 11884 Issued in December 2005 NBER Program(s):Development of the American Economy, International Trade and Investment.