519 years ago today Vasco Da Gama set foot in INDIA.; Discovery of India by Da Gama is considered to be the milestone in the field of navigation.; Vasco da Gama left on his first voyage from Lisbon, Portugal on July 8, 1497. He had 170 men and 4 ships.;
519 years ago today Vasco Da Gama set foot in INDIA.
Discovery of India by Da Gama is considered to be the milestone in the field of navigation.
Vasco da Gama left on his first voyage from Lisbon, Portugal on July 8, 1497. He had 170 men and 4 ships.
The expedition rounded the southern tip of Africa at the Cape of Good Hope on November 22. They then headed north up the coast of Africa.
They stopped at trading ports along the way including Mombasa and Malindi.
At Malindi they gained a local navigator who knew the direction to India.
With the help of a Monsoon wind they were able to cross the Indian Ocean and arrive in Calicut, India in less than a month.