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    Vasco da Gama

    Portuguese explorer of Africa and India

    For other uses, see Vasco da Gama (disambiguation).

    His Lordship

    The Count of Vidigueira

    Admiral of the Seas of Arabia, Persia, India and the Entire Orient

    Anonymous portrait, c. 1525

    In office
    5 September 1524 – 24 December 1524
    MonarchJohn III of Portugal
    Preceded byDuarte de Menezes
    Succeeded byHenrique de Meneses
    Bornc. 1460
    Sines, Alentejo, Kingdom of Portugal
    Died24 December 1524
    Cochin, Kingdom of Cochin
    Cause of deathMalaria
    Resting placeJerónimos Monastery, Lisbon, Portugal
    SpouseCatarina de Ataíde
    Children...among others
    Parents
    OccupationExplorer, Viceroy of India
    Signature

    Vasco da Gama (VAS-koo də GA(H)M-ə;[1][2]European Portuguese:[ˈvaʃkuðɐˈɣɐmɐ]; c. 1460s – 24 December 1524), was a Portuguese explorer and nobleman who was the first European to reach India