João da Nova
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João da Nova was a Galician-born explorer in the service of Portugal. He is credited as the discoverer of Ascension and Saint Helena islands.
Calicut–Portuguese conflicts
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The Calicut–Portuguese conflicts were a series of military engagements between the Zamorins of Calicut and the Portuguese Empire during the 16th century in the Indian Ocean.
The arrival of Vasco da Gama at Calicut by Alfredo Roque Gameiro.
Portuguese watercolour sketch of Saint Thomas Christians, first contacted by Cabral and depicted in the Códice Casanatense.
Portuguese carrack.
Portuguese carracks and square-rigged caravels of the armada of Vasco da Gama, depicted in the Livro das Armadas.