Bertrand livreiros vasco da gama biography

Vasco da Gama. National Museum of Ancient Art, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Although I am not sure about the rest of the world, most Indians have certainly heard of the Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama, who was the first European to arrive on the shores of India by sea.

Along with Prince Henry the Navigator of Portugal, Vasco da Gama was responsible for Portugal’s success as an early colonizing power.

His voyages and exploits across Africa and Asia have made him one of the most celebrated and famous explorers from the Age of Discovery.

I too grew up hearing and learning about Vasco da Gama and his voyages to India.

I grew up hearing about how he was the first explorer to link Europe and Asia by an ocean route, connecting the Atlantic and Indian Oceans. I also learned about how his discovery of the ocean route is regarded as a significant milestone in world history as it marked