Title: Vasco da Gama and his successors, 1460-1580
Description: A fascinating account of the rise of Portugal as a colonial power concentrating on the adventurers and naval explorers who pushed the colonial spirit to the fore. From the aggressive inquisitiveness of Henry the Navigator through to the missionary zeal of Francis Xavier the book clearly details the spread of Portuguese and European influence in the East.
Subjects: History, Exploration, Colonialism, Gama, vasco da, 1469-1524, Discoveries in geography, Portuguese india, Portugal, history, period of discoveries, 1385-1580
Places: Portugal, Africa, India, Goa
People: Vasco da Gama (1469-1524), Prince Henry the Navigator, King Manoel, Alfonso Albequerque, Francis Xavier