Basic introduction of vasco da gama

Vasco da gama (da, about 1460 ~ 1524) is the discoverer of the Europe-India air route. Portuguese navigator who pioneered the route from Europe around the Cape of Good Hope to India.

Born in Sinish, Portugal, died in Cochin, India. When I was young, I participated in the war between Portugal and Spain, and later served in the Portuguese court.

1On July 8th, 497, he was sent by the King of Portugal to set out from Lisbon to find a sea route to India. The ship passed the Canary Islands, bypassed the Cape of Good Hope, passed through Mozambique and other places, and arrived in Kalikut, southwest India on May 20th 1498.

He left India in the autumn of the same year and returned to Lisbon on19/499.

Gama visited India twice on 1502 ~ 1503 and 1524, and was appointed as the governor of India. Gamma's voyage to India promoted the development of Eurasian trade.

1869 before the opening of the Suez canal, Europe's trade with countries along the Indian Ocean and China mainly passed through this route. The navigation of this route is also the beginning of colonial activities in Asia by European countries such as Portugal.

The fleet sailed north along the east coast of Africa and then eastward across the Indian Ocean. Da Gama asked the local navigator to guide him and let him know the weather himself. The fleet finally arrived in Kallikat (now Cote, Coetzee) on the southwest coast of India in May 1498, and was expelled by Zamolin, the ruler of Kallikat.

Da Gama signed a trade agreement with the Indian ruler (Malindi) before returning to China. It's really extremely difficult to return. More and more people died of scurvy, and only 55 people were left when they got home (most of them died on the way back to Malindi from Kallikat).

1502, da gama came to India again with the mission of seeking more trade rights. He died of fever on 1524 after his third voyage to India.

Scurvy is a disease that claimed thousands of sailors' lives, and it was not until the18th century that the methods to prevent it were discovered. Doctors found that during long-distance voyage, ensuring the supply of fresh fruits, vegetables or fruit juice (all containing vitamin C) can prevent scurvy.