It was due to this voyage that all water-trade route opened between Europe and Asia.ĭa Gama was not the first person who started out in search of India - a fabled land of spices and riches. As many as 523 years ago, Vasco da Gama completed the first European voyage to India.ĭuring his journey, Da Gama stopped in Mozambique, Mombasa and Malindi.
New Delhi: Born around 1460, Vasco da Gama, the Portuguese nobleman sailed from Lisbon on July 8, 1497, and arrived at Kozhikode (then Calicut) on May 20, 1498. Vasco da Gama landed in Calicut, which is now known as Kozhikode.
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