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Vasco da Gama on his arrival in India in May 1498, bearing the flag used during the first voyage by sea to this part of the world: the arms of Portuga
Vasco da Gama on his arrival in India in May 1498, bearing the flag used during the first voyage by sea to this part of the world: the arms of Portugal and the Cross of the Order of Christ, sponsors of the expansion movement initiated by Henry the Navigator, are seen. Painting by Ernesto Casanova
Preste João (Prester John) by Diogo Homem, 1558, in the Biblioteca Britânica
Preste João (Prester John) by Diogo Homem, 1558, in the Biblioteca Britânica
The important trade routes of the silk and spices, blocked by the Ottoman Empire in 1453 with the fall of Constantinople and the Byzantine Empire, led
The important trade routes of the silk and spices, blocked by the Ottoman Empire in 1453 with the fall of Constantinople and the Byzantine Empire, led to the search for a sea route across the Atlantic skirting Africa.
Vasco da Gama presents to Dom Manuel the first fruits of India. National Library of Portugal, c. 1900
Vasco da Gama presents to Dom Manuel the first fruits of India. National Library of Portugal, c. 1900
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Anonymous portrait, c. 1525
Anonymous portrait, c. 1525
Bronze statue of Vasco da Gama at his birthplace, Sines, Portugal
Bronze statue of Vasco da Gama at his birthplace, Sines, Portugal
Vasco da Gama leaving the port of Lisbon, Portugal
Vasco da Gama leaving the port of Lisbon, Portugal
Monument to the Cross of Vasco da Gama at the Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
Monument to the Cross of Vasco da Gama at the Cape of Good Hope, South Africa