Transcript of Vasco da gama (1) ingles
- 1. Agrupamento de escolasIbn MucanaBiography of Vasco da
GamaWork done by:Joana Rita N 16Joo Loureno N17Rita Duarte
N23Raquel Esteves N22
- 2. Vasco da Gama was born in the town of Sines around 1468-69.
It was the third sonof Stephen da Gama, the commander Cercaland
chief Alcaide of Sines, andIsabel Sodr. Paulo da Gamaand Sodr were
older brothers Pedro da Gama, and the youngest.The experience of
childhood and adolescence marked by thesea determinedly his life.
Early on he devoted himselfto nautical and military career.Although
Vasco da Gama to be younger than his brother, Paul,he had
theresponsibility to fulfill a difficult and critical mission,
which wascaptaining a smallfleet of four ships arriving and
departing from Lisbon to Indiaby sea. This trip had never been
performed.
- 3. The fleet left Lisbon (Restelo) on July 8, 1497, with three
ships: S. Gabriel -Acarrack of 27 meters in length and 178 tons,
built especially for this trip,led by theVasco da Gama, S. Rafael -
dimensions similar to San Gabriel, alsobuiltespecially for this
trip, led by Paulo da Gama, his brother, in return,
withthediminished crew, was killed in Malindi, continuing the
Berrio andSo Gabriel.Berrio - a caravel slightly lower than
previous ones, providedby D. Manuel deBerrio, its owner, commanded
by Nicolau Coelho,. Withfood was an Old Caravela, which would later
be burned, and was ledby Gonalo Nunes ..S. GabrielS. Rafael
Brrio
- 4. In early August were in Cape Verde On November 8th anchored
in the Bay of St. Helena after describing a route arc in the
SouthAtlantic in order to circumvent the headwinds; On the 16th of
that month they resumed their journey; Sighted the Cape of Storms,
on November 18, but due to headwinds only managed to cross it on
the22nd of that month; Rounded the Cape of Good Hope was heading to
the north, along the east coast of Africa, arriving on theisland of
Mozambique on March 2, 1498 (the Governor of the island sent to
attack the Portuguese ships). Then headed to Mombasa where they
arrived on April 7; They arrived in Malindi on April 15, 1498; The
Portuguese Navy anchored in the city of Calicut on May 20, 1498,
after 312days of travel.Events to India:
- 5. 3rd TripThe fleet arrived inMozambiqueOn April 17,1498This
second voyage of Vasco daGama was much more useful. This time
thePortuguese side had a more concrete goal forthe mission of the
Portuguese expedition: tocontrol the maritime trade ofthe Malabar
Coast using all means necessary,even on terror.In the Calicut lost
40 sailors in thefight against the king (Calicut). Vasco
daGamabombarded Calicut for two daysand two nights to submit it. He
made alliancewith the kings of Cochin and Cannanore, butimposing
trade conditions favorable to thePortuguese. He then returned to
Portugal,where he arrived November 10, 1503,with the caravels
ladenwith spices. The Portuguesecommercial empire was born. put an
end tothe excesses andabusesobjective: Vasco da Gama diedin Cochin
on the eveof ChristmasDay 1524.On March 2, 14981st Travel2nd
Tripspotted Calicut
- 6. Because of the hardships between the Portuguese and the
Arabs, transportationand marketing of goods,the Portuguese fleet
returned to Portugal (October 1498).The trip would be sad. Lack of
freshfood, made sick sailors, among them his brother Paulo da Gama.
Vasco da Gama hired a caravel (sailing faster) tocarryhis brother
who was very ill. They headed for the island of Terceira, where he
diedthe dayafter landing. However the ship Berrio, commanded by
Nicolau Coelho,arrive in Lisbon on 10 October 1498,with the good
news of the discovery so longdesired.
- 7. The success of the trip was great. When Vasco da Gama
arrived in Lisbon was rewarded by King Manuel I.:Recebeuttulos,
honras e dinheiro; He was appointed chief Admiral of the sea and
the Indies;Teve direito ao ttulo de Dom, sendo mais tarde Conde
daVidigueira; The trips will not fall for Vasco da Gama. Would
return to India in 1502 ahead of afleet of twenty ships with theaim
of subduing our enemies. His last trip to India was in 1524, has
appointed Viceroy. He ruled only threemonths. The "Admiral of
Arabia, Persia,India and throughout the East," as he called it died
on December 24, 1524. His body was to be the Kingdom, honors,
funeral procession. Later, nOs Lusadas,Cames will convert it tothe
great Hero of the Lusitano. Centuries later, navigatorand poet, and
mythologized mitificador will stand side byside in Jeronimos
Monastery, memory of the discovery of sea route to India. Today is
the most famous Portuguese navigator in the world.
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