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Vasco da Gama (AKA Vasco de Gama)

The following biography information provides basic facts about the life Vasco da Gama:

Nationality - Portuguese

Lifespan - 1469 - 1524

Family - Father was Estevao da Gama a Portuguese noble and Courtier

Education - Well educated befitting his status

Career - Explorer and Navigator Famous for : Discovered an ocean route from Portugal to the East, assumed to be impossible feat as it was believed that the Indian Ocean was not connected to any other seas

Facts, Timeline & History about the life of Vasco da Gama - Explorer and Navigator

The following are additional facts and a timeline about the life and history of Vasco da Gama:

Vasco da Gama was born in Sines, Province of Alemtejo, Portugal

He came from a noble Portuguese family and his father was a distinguished soldier who attended the Portuguese court

Vasco da Gama was well educated as befitted his status and would have been taught several languages, physics, geometry, mathematics and astronomy