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Vasco da Gama's expeditions to India (1497–1502)

Vasco da Gama's expeditions to India (1497–1502)

  1. Da Gama’s fleet departs Lisbon for India

    Labels: Vasco da, Lisbon, Cape route

  2. Fleet reaches Santiago in the Cape Verde Islands

    Labels: Santiago, Cape Verde

  3. Da Gama reaches Santa Helena Bay

    Labels: Santa Helena, Southern Africa

  4. Rounding of the Cape of Good Hope

    Labels: Cape of, navigation milestone

  5. Mozambique Island stop and breakdown of relations

    Labels: Mozambique Island, East African

  6. Da Gama reaches Malindi and secures a pilot

    Labels: Malindi, pilot

  7. First arrival on the Malabar Coast near Calicut

    Labels: Calicut, Malabar Coast

  8. Da Gama departs Calicut for the return voyage

    Labels: Calicut departure, return voyage

  9. Da Gama returns to Lisbon from the first voyage

    Labels: Lisbon return, Cape route

  10. Da Gama’s punitive armada sails on second voyage

    Labels: Punitive armada, Vasco da

  11. Fourth Armada reaches Sofala on the East African coast

    Labels: Sofala, Swahili Coast

  12. Capture and burning of the pilgrim ship Miri

    Labels: Pilgrim ship, ship burning

  13. Da Gama arrives off Calicut and issues demands

    Labels: Calicut demands, Kozhikode

  14. Bombardment of Calicut by da Gama’s armada

    Labels: Bombardment of, naval artillery

  15. Da Gama begins return voyage to Portugal

    Labels: Return voyage, Malabar campaigning

  16. Da Gama returns to Lisbon from the second voyage

    Labels: Lisbon arrival, Second voyage