Vasco Da Gama
1469-1524
By Annrose
Introduction
• Vasco Da Gama was born in c.1469 at
Sines, Portugal.
• Vasco Da Gama sailed for India.
• He made several voyages from 1497-1498
Voyage
• Vasco Da Gama sailed
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to India.
Vasco Da Gama made
many trips in 14971498.
Vasco Da Gama
wanted to find a sea
trade route to India.
Here is a map of where he
went.
Difficulties
• Vasco Da Gama’s crew suffered from
scurvy a disease that comes from a lack of
vitamin C.
• Vasco Da Gama did not take anything
valuable to trade and the local king in
India took it as a insult.
Discoveries
• Vasco Da Gama discovered a sea trade
route with India.
Success?
• When Vasco Da Gama returned he was treated
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like a King because he found the route and
made it alive.
His father was actually supposed to do the trip.
He married Catrina De Ataide and had seven
children.
He had six sons and one daughter.
this is Vasco Da Gama’s coffin
Bibliography
• Social Studies Textbook p.114
• www.oldnewspublishing.com/dagamma.ht
m
• www.Wikepidia.org/wiki/Vasco_da_gama
• www.worldbookonline.com/wb/PrintArticle
?id=da=gama