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Vasco da Gama
Portuguese explorer of Africa and India
For other uses, see Vasco da Gama (disambiguation).
His Lordship The Count of Vidigueira Admiral of the Seas of Arabia, Persia, India and the Entire Orient | |
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Anonymous portrait, c. 1525 | |
| In office 5 September 1524 – 24 December 1524 | |
| Monarch | John III of Portugal |
| Preceded by | Duarte de Menezes |
| Succeeded by | Henrique de Meneses |
| Born | c. 1460 Sines, Alentejo, Kingdom of Portugal |
| Died | 24 December 1524 Cochin, Kingdom of Cochin |
| Cause of death | Malaria |
| Resting place | Jerónimos Monastery, Lisbon, Portugal |
| Spouse | Catarina de Ataíde |
| Children | ...among others |
| Parents | |
| Occupation | Explorer, Viceroy of India |
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Vasco da Gama (VAS-koo də GA(H)M-ə;[1][2]European Portuguese:[ˈvaʃkuðɐˈɣɐmɐ]; c. 1460s – 24 December 1524), was a Portuguese explorer and nobleman who was the first European to reach India Vasco da gama biography portugal!