Vasco da Gama's voyage to India (1498)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Vasco_da_Gama's_voyage_to_India_(1498)
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_event
gptkbp:category gptkb:Age_of_Discovery
Portuguese exploration
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Vasco_da_Gama
gptkbp:destination gptkb:Calicut
gptkbp:endDate 1499
gptkbp:fleetSize 4 ships
gptkbp:guidanceSystem gptkb:Ahmad_ibn_Majid
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Vasco da Gama's voyage to India (1498)
gptkbp:impact opened maritime trade between Europe and Asia
marked beginning of Portuguese colonial empire in Asia
gptkbp:landedAt gptkb:Calicut
gptkbp:meetingPlace gptkb:Zamorin_of_Calicut
gptkbp:notableEvent crossed Indian Ocean
visited Malindi
visited Mombasa
visited Mozambique
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
gptkbp:route around Cape of Good Hope
gptkbp:significance first direct sea route from Europe to India
gptkbp:sponsor gptkb:King_Manuel_I_of_Portugal
gptkbp:startDate 1497
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Age_of_Discovery
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5