Vasco de Gama

Portuguese explorer

Sines, Portugal

About Vasco

Vasco de Gama was a Portuguese explorer who is best known for being the first European to sail into the Indian Ocean. He was born in 1469 in Sines, Portugal and died in 1522 in Calicut, India.

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Episode 166: The Unknown Captain

Western Civ•Aug 13, 2021•30:59•guest

Episode 7 – Vasco de Gama reports African dogs also bark and the demise of Great Zimbabwe

History of South Africa podcast•Mar 28, 2021•22:49•guest