apr 14, 1460 - Vasco Da Gama
Description:
Lifespan: 1460’s-1524- Reached India (1497).
- Completed Bartolomeu Dias’ journey
Brought back ships full of spices
Mindset: Portugal won its right to use diplomacy and , to trade at Malacca, Goa, Calicut, Hormuz. (Never monopolized Indian trade.)
Added to timeline:
Date:
apr 14, 1460
Now
~ 565 years ago