Vasco da Gama
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D. Vasco da Gama (Template:IPA-pt) (c. 1460 or 1469 – 23 December 1524), 1st Count of Vidigueira, was a Portuguese explorer, one of the most successful in the Age of Discovery and the commander of the first ships to sail directly from Europe to India.
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See also
- Chronology of European exploration of Asia
- Count of Vidigueira
- Portuguese India Armadas
- Portuguese India
- Spice trade
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