Vasco da Gama was a Portuguese mariner, explorer and nobleman. His discovery of the first direct maritime route between Europe and India via the Cape of Good Hope and across the Indian Ocean from Malindi in Kenya to Kozhikode was to open up European exploration of, and commerce with, India, and is considered a landmark event.
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Birth YearWikipedia's infobox gives his birth as circa 1460, year only. Role
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Da Gama commanded the expedition that made this discovery.
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was a Portuguese mariner, explorer and nobleman
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c. 1460
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24 December 1524
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His discovery of the first direct maritime route between Europe and India via the Cape of Good Hope and across the Indian Ocean from Malindi in Kenya to Kozhikode was to open up European exploration of, and commerce with, India, and is considered a landmark event.
- Wikipedia biography, role/occupation stated in lead section (w-bbfill-history3-0927)
In Era: The Early Modern Period, lead paragraph, lifespan
Infobox: born c. 1460; died 24 December 1524
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Under the command of the Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama, it was undertaken during the reign of King Manuel in 1497-1499.
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