Manuel I of Portugal

Vasco da Gama's revolutionary sea expedition to India is one of the most crucial moments in the entire history of exploration. Till the middle of 15th century, Portugal was the foremost seafaring country in Europe. King Manuel I: the ruler of Portugal hired about four ships for the voyage around Africa to the legendary land of India. King Manuel I knew that India was a huge cradle of variety of spices, which were extremely rare to see in other places and moreover they were pretty expensive in Europe.

out on voyages, as the revival created a demand of luxuries, such as spices, in the East. This expansion also was also caused by religious fervor. The Christian reconquista encouraged the Portuguese and Spanish to continue the Christian crusade. Portugal sent Vasco da Gama and Spain sent Christopher Columbus to find a trading route to Asia (History, 432). Both da Gama and Columbus were sailors on a mission to Asia, but the nature of their expedition and the consequences set them apart. Christopher

The author of this traveler account is Vasco da Gama himself. He was born about 1460 in Portugal and was a famous navigator for the King of Portugal. Da Gama starts off his journal by describing his voyage to the Bay of St. Helena in 1497, also describing himself as the “Captain-Major” in third person. Da Gama had anchored in the bay for eight days to clean their ships and took captive on of the natives, feeding him and dressing him well, he was returned to land and that helped da Gama gain entry

In 1460 in Sines, Portugal Vasco da Gama was born. As a child, he attended school in a town called Evora. At school he learned about astronomy and navigation. Later in 1492 he became a naval officer that commanded ships along the coast of Portugal. In 1497 King Manuel I wanted to find a route to India from sailing around Africa. King Manuel I chose Vasco da Gama’s dad to lead the exploration trip but he died before plans had finish. The King then decided to make Vasco da Gama go on the exploration

Vasco Da Gama Dear Museum Explorers Board, I’m am going to explain to you today, why I think Vasco Da Gama is a villain and why I think he should be in your exhibit. As you may already know, he found a direct sea route from Europe to Asia and was the first European to sail to India by going around Africa. His discovery of the route to India around Africa allowed the Portuguese to create a colonial empire in Asia. It also meant that sailors would not have to cross the Mediterranean or Arabia, which

1497, he was commissioned by King Manuel I to find a trade route to India and was successful. On his second trip, in 1502, he was commissioned by King Manuel I to establish a trading post in India and again was successful. On his third trip, in 1524, he was commissioned by King John III to combat the growing corruption that at that time tainted the Portuguese government in India. In 1524 he died in Cochin of sickness. He was brought back to be buried in Portugal. In 1497, Pedro Alvares Cabral was

Vasco da Gama From the 1400s to the 1600s, ocean travel would have been unthinkable without the compass and the astrolabe. Such technology allowed ships and explorers to navigate on the open seas, far out of sight of land. The Age of Exploration prompted Europeans to explore the world around them and discover new places, islands, and trade routes. Many explorers used different devices to help them navigate during their exploration. Explores used a device called an astrolabe which was used to figure

with a slow march towards Rome because of his size the trip took longer . Portugal was expanding there commercial enterprise with India and East India; One of those exchange was Hanno the Elephant. Portugal saw the opportunity to make a deal with the Pope Leo X since he was recently elected to be pope. Manuel I, Portuguese King at that time got the Pope Leo X blessing in expanding their trading spices and as a Thank you Manuel I gave the Pope a gold chalice, a brocade altar cover, and other treasures

Portugal Portugal is a southern European country on the Iberian Peninsula, bordering Spain and the Atlantic Ocean. Its oceanside location influences many aspects of its culture – salt cod and grilled sardines are national dishes, the Algarve's beaches are a major tourist destination and much of the nation’s architecture dates to the 1500s-1800s, when Portugal had a maritime empire. Funchal, the capital of the Madeira archipelago, was declared a city in the 1500s, and became an important point between

Vasco da Gama once said “I am not afraid of the darkness. Real death is preferable to a life without living.” Vasco da Gama might have been one of the great European explorers of his time. To start off, Vasco Da Gama was born in 1460, the son of a lower class nobleman. He had 5 siblings in all, 1 sister and 4 brothers. Da Gama’s mother was Isabel Sodré, and his dad was Estêvão da Gama. Not much is known about da Gama’s early life, but he would go on to marry Catarina de Ataíde and have three