ByJohn

&Chantel

Vasco was Born

• Vasco da Gama was bon in Sines, Portugal.

• The year was 1469

About him

• Vasco da Gama is a Portuguese sailor and was the Euorpean to find a sea route to India.

• The ships were Sao Gabriel, Sao Rafael, Berrio, and the Starship.

• Sao Rafael is the flagship.Vasco’s brother Paulo, commanded the ship Sao Rafael.

Vasco da Gama’s 1st voyage

• When Vasco da Gama set out on July 8, 1497 that was his first voyage.

• He was equipped with four ships.

• Vasco landed in Calicut, India.

• The year and date was May 20,1498.

The Indian Ruler

• The Indian ruler was friendly, but the Arab merchants who controlled trade with India did not want to share.

Vasco Returned

• He left India August 29, 1498.• He returned in Lisbon, Portugal in 1499

during the month of September.

By that time

• By that time, Portuguese sailors had already begun to explore the west coast of Africa.

Vasco da Gama’s Death

• Vasco da Gama died in 1524 on Christmas Eve.

• He died in Cochin, India.

• What were the names of two of the ships.• What year did he leave India.• Recrossing the Indian Ocean, what was

becalmed?• Who was friendly and who was not?

• Vasco left India August 29, 1498.• The four ships’ names are the Sao Gabriel,

Sao Rafael, Berrio, and the Starship.• The ships were becalmed .• The Indian ruler was friendly and the Arab

merchants were not.