Vasco da Gama
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Summary
Vasco da Gama was born on 1469[1] in Sines[2]. He died on December 24, 1524[3], in Kochi[4]. He worked as an explorer[5], world traveler[6], seafarer[7], naval officer[8], and discoverer[9]. He ranks in the top 0.44% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (33,106 views/month, #4,431 of 1,000,298).[10]
Key Facts
- Date of birth: 1460[11]
- Place of burial: Jerónimos Monastery[12], Church of Santa Engrácia[13], St. Francis Church[14]
- Father: Estêvão da Gama[15]
- Mother: Izabel Sodre[16]
- Spouse: Catarina de Ataíde[17]
- Child: Estêvão da Gama[18], Cristóvão da Gama[19], Francisco da Gama[20], Álvaro de Ataíde da Gama[21], Francisco da Gama, 2nd Conde de Vidigueira, Admiral of India[22]
- Country of citizenship: Kingdom of Portugal[23]
- Position held: Viceroy of the Portuguese Provinces of India[24]
- Sex or gender: male[25]
- Noble title: Count of Vidigueira[26]
- Commons category: Vasco da Gama[27]
- Military, police or special rank: admiral[28]
- Cause of death: malaria[29]
- Religious order: Franciscans[30]
- Family name: Gama[31]
- Given name: Vasco[32]
- Topic's main category: Category:Vasco da Gama[33]
- Commons gallery: Vasco da Gama[34]
- Allegiance: Kingdom of Portugal[35]
- Manner of death: natural causes[36]
- Described by source: Otto's encyclopedia[37], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[38], Dictionary of African Biography[39], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[40], Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[41], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[42], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[43], The Catholic Encyclopedia[44], Biographie universelle ancienne et moderne (2nd edition, 1843-1865)[45]
- Languages spoken, written or signed: Portuguese[46]
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Works and Contributions
Things named for Vasco da Gama include Vasco da Gama Bridge[47], a cable-stayed bridge[48], in Portugal[49], founded in 1995[50]; NRP Vasco da Gama[51], a battleship[52]; he[53], an impact crater[54]; CMA CGM Vasco de Gama[55], a cargo ship[56]; and Vasco da Gama Garden[57], a cultural heritage[58], in Portugal[59].
Why It Matters
Vasco da Gama has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[60] He is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[61]
Entities named for him include Vasco da Gama Bridge[47], a cable-stayed bridge[48], in Portugal[49], founded in 1995[50]; NRP Vasco da Gama[51], a battleship[52]; he[53], an impact crater[54]; CMA CGM Vasco de Gama[55], a cargo ship[56]; and Vasco da Gama Garden[57], a cultural heritage[58], in Portugal[59].
FAQs
Where was Vasco da Gama born?
Vasco da Gama's place of birth was Sines[2].
Where did Vasco da Gama die?
Vasco da Gama passed away in Kochi[4].
Who were Vasco da Gama's parents?
Vasco da Gama's father was Estêvão da Gama[15]. Vasco da Gama's mother was Izabel Sodre[16].
Who was Vasco da Gama married to?
Vasco da Gama's spouses include Catarina de Ataíde[17].
What did Vasco da Gama do for work?
Vasco da Gama worked as an explorer[5], world traveler[6], seafarer[7], naval officer[8], and discoverer[9].