First circumnavigation of Africa
GPTKB entity
Statements (15)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:historical_event
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| gptkbp:departedFrom |
gptkb:Lisbon
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| gptkbp:destination |
gptkb:India
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
First circumnavigation of Africa
|
| gptkbp:notableAchievement |
Portuguese explorers
|
| gptkbp:notableParticipant |
gptkb:Vasco_da_Gama
|
| gptkbp:occurredIn |
late 15th century
|
| gptkbp:resultedIn |
Portuguese colonial expansion in Asia
|
| gptkbp:route |
around the Cape of Good Hope
|
| gptkbp:significance |
opened sea route from Europe to Asia
|
| gptkbp:sponsor |
gptkb:King_Manuel_I_of_Portugal
|
| gptkbp:startYear |
1497
|
| gptkbp:yearCompleted |
1499
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Portuguese_Discoveries
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
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