Vasco da Gama's 1497-1499 voyage

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:explorer
gptkbp:casualties	significant crew losses due to scurvy
gptkbp:commander	gptkb:Vasco_da_Gama
gptkbp:destination	gptkb:India
gptkbp:endDate	1499
gptkbp:fleetSize	4 ships
gptkbp:historicalSignificance	first direct sea route from Europe to India
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Vasco da Gama's 1497-1499 voyage
gptkbp:landfallLocation	gptkb:Mozambique gptkb:Mombasa gptkb:Calicut gptkb:Malindi
gptkbp:legacy	beginning of Portuguese colonial empire in Asia
gptkbp:navigationalAid	help from Malindi pilot Ahmad ibn Majid
gptkbp:notableShip	gptkb:ship gptkb:Berrio gptkb:São_Gabriel gptkb:São_Rafael
gptkbp:origin	gptkb:Lisbon
gptkbp:purpose	find sea route to India
gptkbp:result	established Portuguese presence in Indian Ocean opened spice trade to Europe
gptkbp:returnToPortugal	August 1499
gptkbp:route	around Cape of Good Hope
gptkbp:sponsor	gptkb:King_Manuel_I_of_Portugal
gptkbp:startDate	1497
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Portuguese_India_Armadas
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7