[DOC] [TLE] Vasco da Gama - Wikipedia [PAR] Vasco da Gama, 1st Count of Vidigueira was a Portuguese explorer and the first 
European to reach India by sea. His initial voyage to India (14971499) was the 
first to link Europe and Asia ... The latter was the largest and departed for India 
four years after his return .... The expedition set sail from Lisbon on 8 July 1497. [DOC] [TLE] Vasco da Gama - Exploration - HISTORY.com [PAR] By the time Vasco da Gama returned from his first voyage to India in 1499, he 
had ... In 1497, John's successor, King Manuel I (crowned in 1495), chose da 
Gama to lead ... Da Gama sailed from Lisbon that July with four vessels, traveling 
south along the ... The fleet was finally able to round the Cape of Good Hope at 
Africa's... [DOC] [TLE] Vasco da Gama: Facts & Biography - Live Science [PAR] Mar 24, 2016 ... Vasco da Gama's first voyage took his ship around the Cape of Good Hope ... He 
then rounded the Cape of Good Hope and ventured into the Indian Ocean. ... Da 
Gama's fleet sailed for 23 days before landing at Calicut, India, (modern-day ... 
Da Gama left Lisbon with 20 armed ships under his command. [DOC] [TLE] Vasco da Gama - Explorer - Biography.com [PAR] Jul 8, 2014 ... Explorer Vasco da Gama was born in Sines, Portugal, around 1460. In 1497, he 
was commissioned by the Portuguese king to find a ... Following several months 
of sailing, he rounded the Cape of Good Hope and began making his way ... 
reach Portugal until July 10, nearly a full year after they'd left India. [DOC] [TLE] Vasco da Gama | Portuguese navigator | Britannica.com [PAR] Jan 14, 2016 ... Portuguese navigator whose voyages to India (149799, 150203, 1524) 
opened up the sea route from western Europe to the East by way of the Cape of 
Good Hope. ... Da Gama sailed from Lisbon on July 8, 1497, with a fleet of four ... 
time of year for his departure, and he had to sail against the monsoon. [DOC] [TLE] Pedro Alvares Cabral | Portuguese explorer | Britannica.com [PAR] Apr 27, 2015 ... This course, which later became known as the circle around Brazil, had the ... 
On May 29, while the fleet was rounding the Cape of Good Hope, four ... Baixa 
province of Portugal and spent his remaining years there. ... to India under Pedro 
lvares Cabral, whose sailing directions had ... Leave Edit Mode [DOC] [TLE] Class 8 - Nautical Archaeology at Texas A&M University [PAR] Born in Genoa around 1451 Christopher Columbus left to Lisbon in 1476, to join 
... In 1484 Christopher Columbus presented his proposal to reach the Indies by 
sailing ... In 1487-8 they would sail around the Cape of Good Hope, and by 1497-
9 they ... Together with the Nia, La India sailed back to Spain in 1496 under the
... [DOC] [TLE] Vasco da Gama facts, information, pictures | Encyclopedia.com ... [PAR] Little is known of the early life of Vasco da Gama; his father was governor of 
Sines, ... the Malabar city of Calicut, set sail from the Tagus River in Lisbon on 
July 8, 1497. ... he stood well out to sea, rounding the Cape of Good Hope on 
November 22. ... Da Gama returned twice to India: in 1502, when he bombarded 
Calicut in... [DOC] [TLE] Portugal - Sea Route to India - Country Studies [PAR] Duarte had continued his father's Moroccan policy and undertook a military ... 
years if he agreed to explore 100 leagues (about 500 kilometers) of coast each 
year. ... it was possible to reach India by sailing around the southern end of Africa
. ... Vasco da Gama's fleet rounded the Cape of Good Hope on November 27, 
1497,... [DOC] [TLE] Explorers for Kids: Vasco da Gama - Ducksters [PAR] The first to sail from Europe to Asia around Africa. ... Vasco da Gama was given a 
fleet of ships by the king and told to find a trade route around Africa to India.

Question: His fleet left Lisbon in 1497 & sailed around the Cape of Good Hope to India in under a year
Answer: Vasco da Gama