[DOC] [TLE] Natal | historical province, South Africa | Britannica.com [PAR] The Portuguese navigator Vasco de Gama sighted the coast along what is now 
Durban on Christmas Day in 1497 and named the country Terra Natalis, after the
... [DOC] [TLE] Free Flashcards about J Explorers - StudyStack [PAR] On Christmas Day, 1497 this Portuguese navigator sighted & named Natal in 
South Africa, Vasco de Gama. The brother of this leader Thorvald, is believed to 
be... [DOC] [TLE] Natal - Wiktionary [PAR] Etymology[edit]. From Portuguese Natal   (Christmas), because the region in 
South Africa was discovered by the Portuguese navigator Vasco da Gama on 
Christmas Day, 1497. ... of South Africa. It is now called KwaZulu-Natal province. [DOC] [TLE] Mole's Genealogy Blog: Natal: the Christmas land. [PAR] Dec 9, 2012 ... ... the Portuguese explorer, sailed along the south-eastern coast of South Africa 
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a separate colony after 1856 and a founding province of South Africa in 1910. ... 
From Portuguese Natal ("Christmas"), because the region in South Africa was 
discovered by the Portuguese navigator Vasco da Gama on Christmas Day, 1497
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of ... 1497: The Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama (1460/69-1524), was ... his 
crew sighted the Natal coast on Christmas Day and named it "Terra do Natal",... [DOC] [TLE] Visiting South Africa - AIDS 2016 Community [PAR] The name 'Natal' dates back to 1497 when Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama 
sighted the beautiful coastline while sailing past on Christmas day and named... [DOC] [TLE] The ticking fountain of Vasco da Gama - Blue Security [PAR] Jun 20, 2016 ... On Christmas Eve 1497 a brave Portuguese explorer discovered Durban while ... 
the British Colony of South Africa with a memorial drinking fountain to ... 400 
years after Vasco Da Gama sighted land, which he named Natal. [DOC] [TLE] Vasco da Gama (c. 1460 - 1524) - The Latin Library [PAR] Portuguese navigator whose voyages to India (1497-99, 1502-03, 1524) ... tons, 
named the "So Gabriel" and the "So Rafael"; a 50-ton caravel, named the ... 
Hope, reaching Santa Helena Bay (in modern South Africa) on November 7. ... 
Sailing again on December 8, the fleet reached the coast of Natal on Christmas 
Day. [DOC] [TLE] Vasco da Gamma - Dictionnaires [PAR] Portuguese navigator who led an expedition around the Cape of Good Hope in 
1497; he sighted and named Natal on Christmas Day before crossing ... River (
Rio do Infante) in modern-day South Africa and having verified that the unknown
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to India and back was greater than around the equator. The navigators included... [DOC] [TLE] 22 Dec 1945 - Notable Christmas Events History is Full of Majo... [PAR] On Christmas Day, 1497, Vasco da Gama, the

Question: On Christmas Day, 1497 this Portuguese navigator sighted & named Natal in South Africa
Answer: Vasco da Gama