First Portuguese India Armada

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Portuguese India Armada naval expedition voyage of discovery

The First Portuguese India Armada was the pioneering 1497–1499 naval expedition led by Vasco da Gama that opened the direct sea route from Europe to India around the Cape of Good Hope.

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Label Occurrences
First Portuguese India Armada canonical 3
First voyage of Vasco da Gama to India 1
Vasco da Gama’s 1497–1499 expedition 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Portuguese India Armada ⓘ
naval expedition ⓘ
voyage of discovery ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Gama’s first voyage to India ⓘ
arrivalInIndia 1498 ⓘ
arrivalPortInIndia Calicut ⓘ
commander Vasco da Gama ⓘ
country Kingdom of Portugal ⓘ
departurePoint Lisbon ⓘ
destination Calicut ⓘ
India ⓘ
endDate 1499 ⓘ
followedBy Second Portuguese India Armada ⓘ
hasPart Bérrio ⓘ
São Gabriel ⓘ
São Rafael ⓘ
supply ship of unknown name ⓘ
historicalImpact beginning of Portuguese maritime empire in Asia ⓘ
shift of spice trade routes from overland to maritime ⓘ
languageOfName Portuguese ⓘ
leader Vasco da Gama ⓘ
namedAfter India ⓘ
notableCrewMember Afonso Gonçalves ⓘ
Nicolau Coelho ⓘ
Pêro Escobar ⓘ
Pêro de Alenquer ⓘ
objective establish a sea route to India ⓘ
reach the spice markets of India ⓘ
oceanCrossed South Atlantic ⓘ
surface form: Southern Atlantic
partOf Age of Exploration ⓘ
surface form: Age of Discovery
patron King Manuel I of Portugal ⓘ
precededBy voyages of Bartolomeu Dias ⓘ
result establishment of Portuguese presence in the Indian Ocean ⓘ
successful arrival in India ⓘ
route around the Cape of Good Hope ⓘ
seaCrossed Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
Indian Ocean ⓘ
secondInCommand Paulo da Gama ⓘ
significantEvent first direct sea voyage from Europe to India ⓘ
opening of the Cape Route to India ⓘ
startDate 1497 ⓘ
straitOrPassage Cape of Good Hope ⓘ
timePeriod late 15th century ⓘ
usedNavigationInstrument astrolabe ⓘ
quadrant ⓘ
usedNavigationTechnique celestial navigation ⓘ
usedShipType caravel ⓘ
carrack ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Vasco da Gama → notableWork → First Portuguese India Armada ⓘ
Bérrio → partOf → First Portuguese India Armada ⓘ
this entity surface form: Vasco da Gama’s first India armada
Second Portuguese India Armada → predecessor → First Portuguese India Armada ⓘ
São Rafael → partOf → First Portuguese India Armada ⓘ
São Rafael → associatedWithEvent → First Portuguese India Armada ⓘ
this entity surface form: First voyage of Vasco da Gama to India
Portuguese India Armadas → hasPart → First Portuguese India Armada ⓘ
this entity surface form: Vasco da Gama’s 1497–1499 expedition