Vasco da Gama's 1497–1499 expedition to India

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Vasco_da_Gama's_1497–1499_expedition_to_India
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf maritime navigation
gptkbp:casualties significant crew losses due to scurvy
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Vasco_da_Gama
gptkbp:destination gptkb:Calicut
gptkbp:endDate 1499
gptkbp:firstEuropeanToReachIndiaBySea gptkb:Vasco_da_Gama
gptkbp:fleetSize 4 ships
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Vasco da Gama's 1497–1499 expedition to India
gptkbp:impact initiated Portuguese colonial presence in Asia
gptkbp:meetingPlace gptkb:Zamorin_of_Calicut
gptkbp:notableShip gptkb:Berrio
gptkb:São_Gabriel
gptkb:São_Rafael
a supply ship
gptkbp:origin gptkb:Lisbon
gptkbp:purpose find a sea route to India
gptkbp:result established direct maritime trade between Europe and India
gptkbp:returnToPortugal August 1499
gptkbp:route around the Cape of Good Hope
gptkbp:significance opened the sea route from Europe to India
gptkbp:sponsor gptkb:King_Manuel_I_of_Portugal
gptkbp:startDate 1497
gptkbp:visitedPorts gptkb:Mozambique
gptkb:Mombasa
gptkb:Calicut
gptkb:Malindi
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Gabriel_(ship)
gptkb:Nicolau_Coelho
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7