44+ Vasco Da Gama Route Gif. Vasco da gama, 1st count of vidigueira (uk: His discovery had far reaching consequences not only giving a huge boost to the economy of his country through trade but also.
Vasco da Gama • GeoSystemErde from www.geosystem-erde.de He was the first person to sail directly from europe to india, around the cape of good hope. Explorer vasco da gama was commissioned by the portuguese king to find a maritime route to the east. Da gama was born in 1460 to a family of nobles in sines, portugal.
Thousands of sailors lost their lives in attacks and shipwrecks while trying to reach india vasco da gama left portugal on july 8th, 1497 to find a sea route to india.
He was the first person to sail directly from europe to india, around the cape of good hope. Vasco da gama, portuguese navigator whose voyages to india in the late 15th and early 16th centuries opened up the sea route from western europe to the east by way of the cape of good hope. He was one of the most successful explorers in the age of discovery and the commander of the first ships to sail directly from europe to india. There are 4 ways to get from vasco da gama to gokarna by train, taxi or car.
