The relic was excavated by Blue Water Recoveries. The astrolabe is an ancient tool used by navigators and astronomers to identify planets and stars, determine the local latitudes, and make geographical triangulations. The king commissions da Gama to sail to India.Vasco da Gama builds his reputation as a sailor.Vasco da Gama joins the Order of Santiago.Vasco da Gama is born in Sines, Portugal.(c.His reputation as a fierce sailor and warrior increases. What were other major events in Vasco da Gama’s life?
Da Gama was born in 1460 to a family of nobles in Sines, Portugal. His discovery was monumental in the history of navigation as well as instrumental in establishing Portugal as a major colonial empire.
He was the first person to sail directly from Europe to India, around the Cape of Good Hope.
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