Vasco+Da+Gama

__**Vasco Da gama**__ Vasco Da Gama was a portuguese explorer who discovered the waterway from portugal around Africa to India. He was a born into a noble family and was the son of a famouse explorer who tried the journy but failed. He completed this journy on July 8, 1497. At the time not mant people believed it was possible to get from Europe to India by water around Africa but Vasco Da Gama proved them wrong. When Da Gama arrived in India he brought goods to trade and he spent about 4 months in India then went out with a bang. The Indians wanted him to pay a tax on his goods so he packed them up and left India with some hostiges. Much of his crew died on the return trip but when he arrived back in Portugal he was treated as a hero by the king. Now a high Noble in Portugual Da Gama returned to India to show power and brutally murdered Musilims to demonstrate his power. He made several more trips to India before Dieing there in 1524 due to illness. India by water. Explored much of the coast of Africa Allowed much safer, easier, and cheaper trading between Asia, the middle East, and Europe. Put Portugal on the map and gave his country power. Overall Vasco Da Gama enabled progress to be made in the world during the late 15th century and early 16th century. He was a very Important person at that time. The people of the middle East at the time did not like him but in the end they benefited from his discoveries. the people of Portugal saw him as a hero.
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 * [[image:http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/tudors/images/vasco_da_gama_route_map.gif caption="map showing his journy from portugal to India"]] ||
 * map showing his journy from portugal to India ||


 * [[image:http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQzerv3PpjKHmuMM8WCxmmrvQbae3NM5ZEiaiNKXJPuDuNmjrtquy8JjNoQ width="204" height="223" caption="painting of Da Gama "]] ||