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In 1497 Prince Manuel placed Vasco da Gama, who already had some reputation as a warrior and navigator, in charge of four vessels built especially for the expedition to india
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July 8, 1497: Vasco da Gama and his 4 ships leave from Port Tagus in Lisbon, Portugal under the order of King Manuel I to find a water route to India
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July 1497 Vasco de Gama sailed from Lisbon portugal. He took a long detour throught the South Atlantic and rounded the cape of good hope.
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November 7, 1497: Da Gama's crew reach the Cape of Good Hope, and dock at St. Helena's Bay
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November 22, 1497: Da Gama and his crew round the Cape of Good Hope.
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March 2, 1498: Vasco's ships land in Mozambique, an east African country, to restore on their food and supplies.
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May 1498 vasco de gama and his fleet reached india.
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1499: On the way back in the Indian Ocean, Sao Rafael (one of the ships), was burned because of the lack of crew, many people died from scurvy
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1501 some of Cabral's men are left behind in India to retrieve more spices, these men are massacred by the Moors
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1502 Da Gama destroys the port at Calcut for revenge from the massacre of Cabral's men
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October 1503: Da Gama's second group of ships return to Libson, Portugal with many spices
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•1519: The title of 'Count' was conferred on Gama.
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For a short time in 1524 he was the Governor of Portugese India under the title of Viceroy.
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1524) was the first to travel by sea from Portugal to India.
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Rest in peace
