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Why did he do it?
An Age of Discovery
Obtain spices for cheap prices
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.
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.
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
1502
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