They noticed the Portuguese as a threat and they tried to take the ships. Muslim traders in Mombasa and Mozambique didn't want conflict among their trade centers. They had already found trading centers along the coast. When the ships sailed along the East coast of Africa, there were a lot of problems between the Portuguese and the Muslims. Da Gama probably went on two or more voyages of exploration. He made different stops along the coast of Africa in trading centers such as Mombasa, Mozambique, Malindi, Kenya, and Quilmana. It was thirty miles north of Cape of Good Hope. After 3 months, Vasco and his crew entered a South African waterway that they named Bay of St. But, on July 26, they had reached the Cape Verde Islands. On July 17, the ships were separated in a deep fog. The ships that he used were Sao Gabriel, Sao Rafael, Berrio, and the Storage ship. King Emanuel did this because Vasco had experienced the field as a sea officer. So then, King Emanuel asked Vasco da Gama to complete the mission.
King Emanuel asked Paulo da Gama which is Vasco da Gama's brother, to begin the mission. However, the worse part was that he didn't get to begin the expedition because he died. Estevoa's task was to trade route to India. It was commonly known for sons of noble families to enter into military service.ĭo you know how Vasco da Gama became an explorer? His father, Estevoa da Gama was given a task. In his twenties, Vasco joined the Portuguese military campaign in North Africa. At the age of fifteen, he became a sailor. So, Vasco has six siblings altogether, he has five brothers and one sister. However at that time female births were not recorded. Vasco was the third, and they had one daughter. Vasco's parents were Estevoa da Gama (father) and Dona Isabel Sodre (mother).
Vasco was also educated as a nobleman. Vasco da Gama was served in the court of King Jao the second.
Vasco da Gama was born in 1469 in Sines, Portugal.
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