His father was a member of the household of Prince Dom Fernando – master of the Order of St James. Estevao Da Gama and Isabel Sodre were his parents. 1460: Vasco Da Gama was born to a noble Portuguese family in Sines, Portugal.Given below is the timeline of Vasco Da Gama, which narrates some significant events in his life.
He played a significant role in the defense of the Portuguese-held territories on the West African coast as well as Setubal and Algarve coastal area against the French incursions. At the age of 23, he became a naval officer. At the age of 15, he became a sailor and studied navigation and astronomy at Evora. Very less information is available about his early childhood or adolescence, except that he grew up in a maritime environment and learned swimming, fishing and sailing in very early years of life. He was successful in breaking the monopoly of the Arab and Venetian spice traders. In this epic voyage, he sailed around Africa’s Cape of Good Hope. He achieved tremendous popularity when he explored the first water trade route between Europe and India. Vasco Da Gama was one of the most successful Portuguese explorers in the European Age of Discovery.
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