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.