BRIEF ARTICLE ABOUT Vasco da Gama - THE EXPLORER TO INDIA

1. Vasco da Gama

   
   
2. Dom Vasco da Gama, 1st Count of Vidigueira, was a Portuguese explorer. He was the first European to reach India by sea, linking for the first time Europe and Asia by ocean route, as well as the Atlantic 
4. Born: Sines, Portugal
5. Died: December 24, 1524, Kochi
6. Buried: Jerónimos Monastery, Lisbon, Portugal
7. Spouse: Catarina de Ataíde (m. 1501)
8. Children: Cristóvão da Gama, Estêvão da Gama, Paulo da Gama, more
9. Books: Vasco da Gama