Vasco da Gama

Connected Sites: 7

Definition
Vasco da Gama (c. 1460s – 24 December 1524), was a Portuguese explorer and the first European to reach India by sea.

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Connected Sites

  • Island of Mozambique
    Island of Mozambique
    Mozambique
    Inscribed: 1991
    3.10
    16
    5
    Visited in 1498
  • Robben Island
    Robben Island
    South Africa
    Inscribed: 1999
    2.65
    125
    10
    The first Europeans to land there were probably members of Vasco de Gama’s fleet, who stopped there in 1498 in search of shelter and supplies. (AB ev)
  • Cidade Velha
    Cidade Velha
    Cabo Verde
    Inscribed: 2009
    1.92
    54
    3
    Stopped off here
  • Churches and Convents of Goa
    Churches and Convents of Goa
    India
    Inscribed: 1986
    3.27
    94
    10
    Third voyage
  • Belem
    Belem
    Portugal
    Inscribed: 1983
    3.43
    452
    14
    Tower of Belém, built to commemorate Vasco da Gama's expedition
  • Ruins of Kilwa Kisiwani and Songo Mnara
    Ruins of Kilwa Kisiwani and Songo Mnara
    Tanzania
    Inscribed: 1981
    3.26
    24
    5
    Second voyage
  • Evora
    Evora
    Portugal
    Inscribed: 1986
    3.07
    246
    12
    Said to have studied there