Vasco da Gama
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Vasco da Gama was a Portuguese navigator who pioneered the sea route from Europe to India, becoming one of the most significant explorers of the Age of Exploration.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Vasco da Gama canonical | 71 |
| da Gama | 2 |
| Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama | 1 |
| Vasco da Gama, 1st Count of Vidigueira | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Portuguese nobleman
ⓘ
explorer ⓘ human ⓘ navigator ⓘ |
| allegiance |
Portugal
ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of Portugal
|
| appointedBy |
King John III of Portugal
ⓘ
King Manuel I of Portugal ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Cochin
ⓘ
Jerónimos Monastery ⓘ Lisbon ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Portugal
ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of Portugal
|
| dateOfBirth |
c. 1460
ⓘ
c. 1469 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 24 December 1524 ⓘ |
| employer | Portuguese Crown ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Portuguese ⓘ |
| familyName |
Vasco da Gama
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
da Gama
|
| fullName | Vasco da Gama self-link ⓘ |
| givenName |
CR Vasco da Gama
ⓘ
surface form:
Vasco
|
| hasPartInName | Gama ⓘ |
| knownFor |
discovering the sea route from Europe to India around the Cape of Good Hope
ⓘ
first voyage to India (1497–1499) ⓘ leading the first direct sea voyage from Europe to India ⓘ second voyage to India (1502–1503) ⓘ third voyage to India (1524) ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | Portuguese ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | natural causes ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Portuguese Navy ⓘ |
| movement |
Age of Exploration
ⓘ
surface form:
Age of Discovery
Age of Exploration ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | Portuguese ⓘ |
| nobleTitle | Count of Vidigueira ⓘ |
| notableWork | First Portuguese India Armada ⓘ |
| occupation |
explorer
ⓘ
naval commander ⓘ navigator ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Alentejo
ⓘ
Portugal ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of Portugal
Sines ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Cochin
ⓘ
India ⓘ Goa ⓘ
surface form:
Portuguese India
|
| positionHeld |
Admiral of the Seas of Arabia, Persia, India and all the Orient
ⓘ
Viceroy of Portuguese India ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
helped establish the Portuguese colonial empire in Asia
ⓘ
opened a direct maritime trade route between Europe and Asia ⓘ reached Calicut, India, in May 1498 ⓘ rounded the Cape of Good Hope in 1497 ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
da Gama
this entity surface form:
Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama
this entity surface form:
da Gama