Vasco da gama pillar//oldest Portuguese monument in Africa.#vascodagama #português #mombasa
Channel: Samuel _Traveller
Date: 2023-01-21

The Vasco Da Gama Pillar is a historical monument named after the Portuguese who built it named Vasco Da Gama. It is one of the oldest European monuments in Africa having been built in 1498. It is located roughly 120km from Mombasa town in a windy surrounding environment next to the Indian Ocean in Malindi.
The pillar looks like a regular lighthouse only that, unlike other lighthouses, the Vasco da Gama pillar has no lights on it. It is believed, from historical accounts, that the Portuguese explorers were able to see the pillar while at sea as they approached the shores of Malindi. 
In other historical accounts, it is believed that the main intention of Vasco da Gama in putting up the pillar was to enable the Portuguese sailors to get a bearing on India. 
Through this account, it is believed that the Vasco da Gama pillar played a very vital role in the navigation and trade between India and Portugal.

One of the popular accounts, an account that has been supported by many historians is that the Vasco da Gama Pillar was built as a symbol of appreciation for the hospitality shown to the Portuguese explorers by the Malindi rulers and the locals.

Who is Vasco Da Gama?
Vasco da Gama was a Portuguese explorer who, in 1497, became the first European to sail around the Cape of Good Hope and reach India. He did this by sailing down the west coast of Africa and rounding the southern tip of Africa, thus discovering an alternative route to Asia. He then sailed south along the east coast of Africa and rounded the Cape of Good Hope, reaching India in 1498. The southern route, as it became known, was quicker than the northern route. For this reason, Portuguese ships began to use this route and eventually dominated the trade between Europe and India.

When was Vasco Da Gama born?
Vasco Da Gama was born in the 1460s, in the town of Sines in Portugal. He was the son of Estêvão da Gama and Isabel Sodré. Isabel Sodré was the daughter of a well-connected scion of English origin, João Sodré (João de Resende) Vasco Da Gama.

Tourist Attractions near Vasco da Gama Pillar
Portuguese Chapel
House of Columns
Malindi Pier (Buntwani)
Falconry of Malindi
Silversands Beach
Golden beach (Malindi Beach)
Malindi Marine 

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