The Admiral's task was to reach the coast of India in the Calicut area, explore and bring back gold and spices.ĮN route, they were accompanied to their destination by the ship Bartolomeo Dias, who was attempting to reach India in 1488. His ship rounded Africa, but then the crew mutinied and they turned back. He advised the Admiral to turn southwest to the equator, thus avoiding dangerous currents and winds.įierce storms battered the ships as they skirted Cape Tempest, called Diash. The stop was made after we rounded the Cape. The transport ship couldn't go any further. Provisions and crew were distributed among the ships, and the ship was burned. The aborigines exchanged red hats for ivory products and food. Then they had to sail along an unknown route. When in the summer in 1497 the question was who to put at the head of the flotilla to pave the way to India, the candidate of a decisive, bold captain was best suited. The flotilla consisted of three ships with guns and a transport ship with provisions. His brother was appointed captain of the ship. Set sail for up to 170 a person, including a priest, clerk, and translators. To overcome the dangers, they took ten people sentenced to death. On the eve of sailing, the Holy Church absolved everyone of their sins in advance. The first data is related to a robbery by the French in 1492 a Portuguese ship with gold. Vasco da Gama bravely and quickly carried out the order of king Joao II: to return the gold and punish the French. Admiral of the Indian sea, national hero of Portugal. He was the first to reach India around Africa. We will briefly tell about him, because it is not known about his childhood and youth.
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