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… The Portuguese expedition set off from the Tagus River on 8 July 1497 with a … the Berrio, and a supply ship. The commander-in-chief, Vasco da Gama embarked on the Sao Gabriel accompanied by his pilot, Pedro de Alenquer. Vasco's brother, Paulo, captained the Sao Raphael. For almost …

… sailed after him. King João II of Portugal financed Dias’s expedition. Dias took part in Cabral's expedition that discovered Brazil, but Dias’s ship sank … were to elapse before the next Portuguese fleet under Vasco da Gama sailed around Africa in search of India. During …

… Vasco da Gama carried out 2 expeditions between 1497 and … This feature focuses on the first, as it was during this expedition that Vasco da Gama's crew landed in South Africa. The reason for … Vasco da Gama’s Voyage of ‘Discovery’ 1497 …

… in the increasing use of the Cape coast as a trading area. Vasco da Gama who sailed round the Cape all the way to India, … in victory for the Khoikhoi. De Almeida sent a punitive expedition of one hundred and fifty men to deal with the Khoikhoi. After the expedition had set fire to Khoikhoi huts, they were …

… border. Discovered by António do Campo, a member of Vasco da Gama’s expedition (1502), it was first explored by Lorenzo Marques, …

… Vasco da Gama's Voyage of "Discovery" The reason for putting … any claim they make to "owning" the land. The Portuguese expedition set off from the Tagus River on 8 July 1497 with a … Sao Gabriel accompanied by his pilot, Pedro de Alenquer. Vasco's brother, Paulo, captained the Sao Raphael. For almost …

… into finding a sea trade route to India. 1497 Vasco da Gama is mandated to expand on Dias' discoveries. Da Gama departs from Targus on 8 July 1497, heading an expedition consisting of two ships, São Rafael and São …

… route to India could be opened up via the Cape. In 1497 Vasco da Gama and later Ferdinard Magellan also sailed round … ships, ending in victory for the Khoikhoi. A punitive expedition of one hundred and fifty men was sent by de …

… It was named Aguada de Sao Bras, by Vasco de Gama in 1497, when He set off with 170 men on an expedition to find a sea Route to India. This was in order to …

… of Good Hope'. In late 1497, the Portuguese navigator Vasco da Gama sailed around the Cape of Good Hope using … an experienced Arab navigator, Ibn Majid, who joined the expedition and showed him the sea route to India across the … to conquer the mainland of Central and South America. Vasco NÁºÁ±ez de Balboa, a Spanish merchant, was considered …

… Zambezi. The first known European to come across it was Vasco da Gama , in January 1498, who anchored at what he … first heard of the magnificent waterfall but his expedition to find it only set out in 1855. He spent the …

… to conquer the mainland of Central and South America. Vasco de Balboa, a Spanish merchant, was considered the first … the first European to see the Pacific Ocean. However, his expedition did not end well as one of his rivals, the newly … In 1519 the Spanish conquistador, Herman Cortés, led an expedition into central Mexico in search of land and gold. He …

… to conquer the mainland of Central and South America. Vasco NÁºÁ±ez de Balboa, a Spanish merchant, was considered … the first European to see the Pacific Ocean. However, his expedition did not end well as one of his rivals, the newly … on the island of Hispaniola. He was also part of Balboa’s expedition to the Pacific Ocean. Pizarro heard tales of a …

… landed in the Cape in 1488. But it was only in 1498 that Vasco da Gama, succeeded in establishing a route to India. … devastated by civil war. Pizarro had been planning his expedition for a long time because he had heard of the … home. During the American War of Independence another expedition went from Missouri to as far north as Michigan, …

… into finding a sea trade route to India. 1497 Vasco da Gama is mandated to expand on Dias' discoveries. Da Gama departs from Targus on 8 July 1497, heading an expedition consisting of two ships, São Rafael and São … pursued but not captured. 1654 The first Cape-based slave expedition is sent to Madagascar and Mozambique. However, the …