Vasco da Gama

Vasco da Gama was a Portuguese mariner, explorer and nobleman. His discovery of the first direct maritime route between Europe and India via the Cape of Good Hope and... Wikipedia

• Born:  Sines, Alentejo, Kingdom of Portugal
• Died:  24 December 1524, Cochin, Kingdom of Cochin
• Cause of death:  Malaria
• Resting place:  Jerónimos Monastery, Lisbon, Portugal
• Spouse(s):  Catarina de Ataíde
• Children:  ...among others
• Mother:  Isabel Sodré
• Father:  Estêvão da Gama
• Occupation:  Explorer, Viceroy of India
• Monarch:  John III
• Preceded by:  Duarte de Menezes
• Succeeded by:  Henrique de Meneses
• Data source:  DuckDuckGo