![]() ![]() Portuguese ships had got as far south as the southern tip of Africa, but loss rates were high and they only received limited riches from the west coast of Africa. The Portuguese had a strong naval tradition and had already sent ships down the west coast of Africa in search of gold and slaves. Vasco de Gama was born in the 1460s in Sines a seaport on the south west of Portugal. De Gama led four expeditions to India and was rewarded with the title ‘Governor of India’ by the King of Portugal. De Gama’s mission enabled Portugal to gain a head start in gaining a commercial monopoly on trade with India and become the first European power to accumulate an empire in Asia. In reaching India by sea, de Gama opened up a new era of European Imperialism on the Indian sub-continent. ![]() Vasco de Gama was a Portuguese explorer who became the first European to successfully navigate a naval route from Europe to India.
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