Person1469–1524
Vasco da Gama
Portuguese navigator, the first to sail from Europe to India by sea.
- Dates
- c. 1469 – 24 December 1524
- Events
- 2 events
- Regions
- South Asia, Western and Central Europe
- In the threads
- Age of Discovery and the New World, History of Portugal since the Battle of Aljubarrota
Events
- Vasco da Gama arrives at Calicut20 May 1498 · South Asia
- Vasco da Gama’s first voyage to India8 July 1497 – between August and September 1499 · Western and Central Europe