The ships split up off the western coast of Africa, returning to Lisbon at different times. Paulo died on the Azores and, after mourning on the island for some time, da Gama eventually returned to Portugal more than one month after the other ships had come back. Cabral established a trading post in Calicut, but conflicts with the local Muslims resulted in battles and the deaths of 70 Portuguese.
Da Gama left Lisbon with 20 armed ships under his command. During his journey, da Gama slaughtered hundreds of Muslims, attacking ships and firing cannons at trading posts up and down the east African coast. In one instance, he ordered the massacre of people — including women and children — aboard a Muslim ship returning from Mecca.
His brutal practices continued once he reached Calicut. There, da Gama destroyed the trading post and killed 38 hostages. Once he had the Calicut ruler's surrender, da Gama went south to Cochin known as Kochi today. Da Gama left Cochin in February During his return journey, he established Portuguese trading posts in what is now Mozambique.
Da Gama arrived in Goa with the task of combating the growing corruption that had tainted the Portuguese government in India. He soon fell ill, and in December he died in Cochin. His body was later taken back to Portugal for burial there. But if you see something that doesn't look right, click here to contact us! Subscribe for fascinating stories connecting the past to the present. In , Portuguese explorer Bartolomeu Dias c. The story of North American exploration spans an entire millennium and involves a wide array of European powers and uniquely American characters.
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What Did Vasco de Gama discovered? He was sent by the King to explore the west The King Manuel I of Portugal trusted Vasco da Gama to be the leader of an exploration to the west and to serve as the ambassador to the rulers of India as well. Vasco da Gama was known to be brutal Vasco da Gama was known to be kind of brutal and arrogant.
He was a hero for the Portuguese Thanks to his explorations and discoveries, Vasco da Gama gained major roles in the military and navy. Vasco da Gama greatly contibuted to the wealth of Portugal During the fifteenth and sixteenth century, India was still quite a mystery. Following da Gama's completion of King John II's orders, in , King Manuel took the throne, and the country revived its earlier mission to find a direct trade route to India.
By this time, Portugal had established itself as one of the most powerful maritime countries in Europe. Much of that was due to Henry the Navigator, who, at his base in the southern region of the country, had brought together a team of knowledgeable mapmakers, geographers and navigators. He dispatched ships to explore the western coast of Africa to expand Portugal's trade influence. He also believed that he could find and form an alliance with Prester John, who ruled over a Christian empire somewhere in Africa.
Henry the Navigator never did locate Prester John, but his impact on Portuguese trade along Africa's east coast during his 40 years of explorative work was undeniable. Still, for all his work, the southern portion of Africa — what lay east — remained shrouded in mystery. In , an important breakthrough was made when Bartolomeu Dias discovered the southern tip of Africa and rounded the Cape of Good Hope.
This journey was significant; it proved, for the first time, that the Atlantic and Indian oceans were connected. The trip, in turn, sparked a renewed interest in seeking out a trade route to India. By the late s, however, King Manuel wasn't just thinking about commercial opportunities as he set his sights on the East.
In fact, his impetus for finding a route was driven less by a desire to secure for more lucrative trading grounds for his country, and more by a quest to conquer Islam and establish himself as the king of Jerusalem. Historians know little about why exactly da Gama, still an inexperienced explorer, was chosen to lead the expedition to India in On July 8 of that year, he captained a team of four vessels, including his flagship, the ton St.
Gabriel , to find a sailing route to India and the East. To embark on the journey, da Gama pointed his ships south, taking advantage of the prevailing winds along the coast of Africa.
His choice of direction was also a bit of a rebuke to Christopher Columbus, who had believed he'd found a route to India by sailing east.
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