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[edit] Improvement drive
Spice trade has been nominated to be improved by Wikipedia:This week's improvement drive. Come and support the article with your vote!--Fenice 06:08, 10 August 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Expansion
To anyone that is interested in help expanding this either in the BioCOTW or possibly in the AID I gathered some links with reasonably extensive overviews. A lot of info is probably repeated. . [1], [2], [3], [4], [5], [6], [7],[8],[9], [10]. We can also get information from The Lusiads online. Falphin 22:00, 6 September 2005 (UTC)
[edit] vasco da gama
vasco da gama (1469?-1524), was a portuguese sea captain and explorer. Historians say he was born on December 24, 1469. He commanded the first fleet to reach india from europe. Da gama sailed around the cape of good hope to india in the late 1490's. His voyage opened the first all-water trade route between europe and asia.
Da Gama was born in sines. portugal. He probably attened school in the town of euora. As a young man, vaso learned astronomy and navigation. Da gama became a naval offical in 1492 and commanded ships along the coast of portugal.
Another portuguese sea captain, Bartolomev pias, had discovered a route around the southern tip of Africa in 1488.He had sailed around the cape of good hope. In 1497, king Manuel 1 of portugal asked da gama to find a sea route to india by sailing around Africa. The king wanted Da gama to establish trade with india. Da gama's father had been chosen to lead the expedition, but he died before the plans were completed.
VOYAGE TO INDIA
Da gama commanded four ships,including the Berrio, the saint Gabriel and the saint Raphael. He had a total crew of about 170 men. His navigational equipment called an astroble, an astronomical charts.
Da gama sailed from Lisbon, portugal, on july8, 1497. He rounded the cape of good hope on november 22, headed north, and stopped at trading centers that are now mocambique, mozamibiqueve and mombasa hated the portuguese and tried to seize their ships. The people at malindi were friendlier are arranged for a guide to lead the fleet to india.
On May 20, 1498, da gama reached calicut, india. But the indian ruler felt insulted because they thought the giftsda gama brought him were of little value. In addition, muslims merchants controlled trade in calicut and represented Europeean interference in their business. The continuely threatened the portuguese and would not trade with them.
[edit] grammar
he traveled TOO india and back, not TO india
- nope Anger22 03:11, 28 September 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Prester John
Commissioned by King Manuel I of Portugal to find Christian lands in the East (the King, like many Europeans, was under the impression that India was the legendary Christian Kingdom of Prester John)
What is the source for the statement that King Manuel "was under the impression that India was the legendary Christian Kingdom of Prester John"? FilipeS 23:01, 30 November 2006 (UTC)
