Vasco da Gama
(1469/c. 1460 – 1524)

Portuguese explorer, one of the most successful in the European Age of Discovery and the commander of the first ships to sail directly from Europe to India; in 1524 was Governor of Portuguese India under the title of Viceroy

Vasco da Gama

Works

Works about da Gama

  • Featured in The Lusiads
  • Included as a character in L'Africaine: Opéra en Cinq Actes

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