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Why did he do it?

An Age of Discovery

Obtain spices for cheap prices

Vasco da Gama's Journey

Between 1400s and 1600s

Much of the far east

And the Americas

India

European nations began exploring the world

To discover new routes to

In the late 1400’s, the Portuguese did not have a trade route to get a hold of new goods

Under the leadership of Henry the Navigator

Desperately needed to find a sea route to Asia

Initiated by the Portuguese

Sent out ships to map and explore the west coast of Africa

Cons

Pros

Explorers such as Bartholomew Dias had made some progress in making the journey, but none had been able to sail around the southern tip of Africa at the Cape of Good Hope and into the Indian Ocean.

  • Journey was successful in establishing a sea route from Europe to India.

  • The fleet went more than three months without seeing land

  • Permitted Europeans to trade with the Far East without having to endure the costs

  • Only some of his companions returned to Portugal in 1499 alive
  • He established sailing routes that are still used today.

His Legacy

Discovery...

Or invasion?

The trips contributed significantly to the colonization of the area of the Indian ocean, to the opening of new trading centers. The trips also contributed to the interaction between the different cultures and religions, and to political, religious and military conflicts. However, religious conflicts due to Christian ignorance outweighed the positive impacts.

St. Gabriel

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A caravel

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This new technology allowed him to sail more than 6,000 miles of open ocean

A little bit about Vasco

What is he?

Born in 1469 in Sines, Portugal

An explorer

Died in December 23, 1524 in Kochi, India

And how was this achieved?

Why is he important?

Advancements in technology

Why did he do it?

He's the first European to sail from Europe, down the tip of Africa, and to India

Trade, glory, and riches

The Historical Journey Begins

He left Lisbon,Portugal in 1497 to find and open a sea route to India. He had four ships and 170 men with him.

Da Gama and his crew land on the east coast of Africa in Mozambique on March 1498.

The Three Voyages

Vasco da Gama reaches Calicut, India on May 20, 1498

Calicut: most important trading center in Southern India at that time

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On July 8, 1947, Vasco and his crew departed from Lisbon, Portugal with their four vessels

In April of 1498, they reached what is now Kenya

Vasco and his crew arrvied in Cape of Good Hope in South Africa after a few months of sailing

They reached Calicut, India, on May 20.

Which is the most south-western point of the African continent

They sationed there for a month as the vessels needed repair and the crew was sick with scurvy.

But still, the local Hindu ruler welcomed Vasco and his crew at first, and they ended up staying in Calicut for three months

Unfortunately a monsoon struck at that time and several members of the crew died. They reached Portugal on July 10, nearly a year after they left.

By January, Vasco and his crew arrived to what is now Mozambique.

Not everyone embraced their presence however, so they were forced to begin their journey back to Portugal in August of 1498

The residents were Hindu, but Vasco's ignorance led to confusion thus assuming they had no religion

He captained the São Gabriel.

Each vessel weighed about 120 tons

The First Voyage

1502

His Second Voyage

His Third Voyage

1524, was the last

Military expedition, comissioned by the King of Portugal to make a show of Portuguese power

Led a fleet of twenty ships to India

Died soon after arriving

Portugal had forts and settlements in India

King sent da Gama to oversee them

Entered conflict with arab merchants

Used threats and violence to force local rulers to submit to Portuguese authority

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