Vasco da Gama

Connected Sites: 7

Vasco da Gama (c. 1460s – 24 December 1524), was a Portuguese explorer and the first European to reach India by sea.

Connected Sites

  • Island of Mozambique
    Island of Mozambique
    Mozambique
    Inscribed: 1991
    3.12
    16
    5
    Visited in 1498
  • Robben Island
    Robben Island
    South Africa
    Inscribed: 1999
    2.63
    122
    9
    The first Europeans to land there were probably members of Vasco de Gama’s fleet, who stopped there in 1498 in search of shelter and supplies. (AB ev)
  • Cidade Velha
    Cidade Velha
    Cabo Verde
    Inscribed: 2009
    1.92
    53
    3
    Stopped off here
  • Churches and Convents of Goa
    Churches and Convents of Goa
    India
    Inscribed: 1986
    3.27
    93
    10
    Third voyage
  • Belem
    Belem
    Portugal
    Inscribed: 1983
    3.43
    446
    14
    Tower of Belém, built to commemorate Vasco da Gama's expedition
  • Ruins of Kilwa Kisiwani and Songo Mnara
    Ruins of Kilwa Kisiwani and Songo Mnara
    Tanzania
    Inscribed: 1981
    3.26
    24
    5
    Second voyage
  • Evora
    Evora
    Portugal
    Inscribed: 1986
    3.07
    242
    12
    Said to have studied there