Directory of Da Gama, Vasco Resources

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Sites and pages devoted to Vasco da Gama (1469-1524). Portuguese explorer and first European to travel by sea to India.

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• 500 Years After Vasco da Gama Arrived in India

  http://www.rediff.com/news/jun/09gama.htm
  Examines the current controversy over whether da Gama was an explorer or an exploiter.

• Round Africa to India, 1497-1498 CE

  http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/1497degama.asp
  Translation of da Gama's original account. From the Modern History Sourcebook.

• Vasco da Gama

  http://www.angelfire.com/ak/militaryorders/vascogama.html
  Explores da Gama's role as the knight commander of the military Order of Christ. Includes other biographical information and sketches.

• Vasco Da Gama

  http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06374a.htm
  An article from the Catholic Encyclopedia with links to related articles.

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