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Vasco da Gama (/ ˌ v æ s k oʊ d ə ˈ ɡ æ m ə /), often shortened to Vasco, is a city in the state of Goa on the west coast of India. It is named after the Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama. It is the headquarters of the Mormugão taluka (subdistrict).
D. Vasco da Gama, 1st Count of Vidigueira (/ ˌvæsku də ˈɡɑːmə, - ˈɡæmə / VAS-koo də GA (H)M-ə; [1][2] European Portuguese: [ˈvaʃku ðɐ ˈɣɐmɐ]; c. 1460s – 24 December 1524), was a Portuguese explorer and nobleman who was the first European to reach India by sea. [3]
The Portuguese nobleman Vasco da Gama (1460‑1524) sailed from Lisbon in 1497 on a mission to reach India and open a sea route from Europe to the East.
Vasco da Gama (born c. 1460, Sines, Portugal—died December 24, 1524, Cochin, India) was a Portuguese navigator whose voyages to India (1497–99, 1502–03, 1524) opened up the sea route from western Europe to the East by way of the Cape of Good Hope.
Vasco da Gama (c. 1469-1524) was a Portuguese navigator who, in 1497-9, sailed around the Cape of Good Hope in southern Africa and arrived at Calicut (now Kozhikode) on the south-west coast of India. This was the first direct voyage from Portugal to India and allowed the Europeans to cut in on the immensely lucrative Eastern trade in spices.
Vasco da Gama was given a hero's welcome by the king for opening the sea route to India. His success had come at a great cost in human lives, but the small quantities of spices he had brought back signaled great future profits for the Crown.
Vasco da Gama (/ ˌ v æ s k oʊ d ə ˈ ɡ æ m ə /), often shortened to Vasco, is a city in the state of Goa on the west coast of India. It is named after the Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama. It is the headquarters of the Mormugão taluka (subdistrict).
Vasco da Gama is Goa’s largest city, commonly is referred as “Vasco”, located at the mouth of the Zuari River with a population of over 100,000 people. Vasco da Gama is a planned city with a geometric road network, with two main avenues and smaller connecting perpendicular roads.
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Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama was commissioned by the Portuguese king to find a maritime route to the East. He was the first person to sail directly from Europe to India.