Vasco da Gama
Portuguese explorer
Vasco da Gama, 1st Count of Vidigueira, was a Portuguese explorer and the first European to reach India by sea.
His initial voyage to India by way of Cape of Good Hope was the first to link Europe and Asia by an ocean route, connecting the... Wikipedia
Born: Sines, Portugal
Died: December 24, 1524, Kochi, India
Buried: 1880, Church of St. María of Belém, Lisbon, Portugal
Children: Cristóvão da Gama, Estêvão da Gama, Francisco da Gama, and more
Grandparents: Teresa da Silva and Vasco da Gama
Nationality: Portuguese