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In 1498 this Portuguese explorer acquired the services of a seaman who led him to India |
Vasco da Gama
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15th CENTURY NOTABLES |
2016-02-24 |
#7243 |
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In 1492 / He sailed the ocean blue / He'd later lead the first fleet to reach India from Europe (Yep, that's bad poetry) |
Vasco da Gama
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$3,000 |
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EXTREMELY BAD HISTORICAL POETRY |
2006-07-26 |
#5053 |
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His fleet left Lisbon in 1497 & sailed around the Cape of Good Hope to India in under a year |
Vasco da Gama
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$800 |
DJ |
THE 1490s |
2000-05-24 |
#3633 |
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In May 1898 Portugal celebrated the 400th anniversary of this explorer's arrival in India |
Vasco da Gama
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$400 |
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19TH CENTURY PORTUGAL |
1997-06-04 |
#2953 |
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This Portuguese sailor was known as "The Admiral of the Indian Seas" |
Vasco da Gama
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$600 |
DJ |
HISTORIC PEOPLE |
1996-11-22 |
#2815 |
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This Portuguese explorer falls in love with an African captive in Meyerbeer's opera, "L'Africaine" |
Vasco da Gama
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$500 |
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HISTORICAL OPERAS |
1993-12-01 |
#2128 |