JanuMailindi, Kenya - Return to Mailindi after 132 days sailing through the Monsoon JanuOff Mogadishu, Somalia - The fleet arrives to the East Coast of Africa, but doesn't stop OctoAngediva Island - Because of the Monsoon, the fleet starts the crossing of the Indian Ocean in October SeptemAngediva Island, India - Vasco da Gama finds a polish jew that would become Gaspar da Gama Kappakavadu, Calicut, India - Vasco da Gama reaches IndiaĪugCalicut - Vasco da Gama sets sail back to Europe MaIsland of Mozambique - The Sultan of the Island sends two pilots for the rest of the expedition, however their true mission was to deceive the portuguese, because of their christian religionĪpMombasa, Kenya - Vasco da Gama plunders arabian Merchant shipsĪpMombasa, Kenya - Unwelcomed, Vasco da Gama leaves MombasaĪpMailindi, Kenya - The portuguese enter in Mombasa's rival port where they are welcomed, obtaining also a friendly pilot, Ahmad Ibn Madijd.ĪpMailindi, Kenya - The fleet sets sail to India with a new pilot MaIsland of Mozambique - The fleet arrives to the Island of Mozambique JanuLimpopo River, Mozambique - The fleet sails into the Indian Ocean, reaching the coast of Mozambique at Limpopo River.
VASCO DA GAMA TIMELINE FULL
The sum of the distances covered in the outward and return voyages made this expedition the longest ocean voyage ever made until then, far longer than a full voyage around the world by way of the Equator. Traveling this route meant that the Portuguese could avoid sailing across the highly disputed Mediterranean and traveling via the dangerous Arabian Peninsula, and that the whole voyage would be made by sea. This was accomplished by completion of his first voyage to India (1497–1499).ĭa Gama's discovery of the sea route to India was significant and opened the way for an age of global imperialism and for the Portuguese to establish a long-lasting colonial empire in Asia. He was the first European to reach India by sea, linking Europe and Asia for the first time by an ocean route, as well as connecting the Atlantic and the Indian oceans, and in this way, the West and the Orient. 1460s – 24 December 1524) was a Portuguese explorer. Vasco da Gama, 1st Count of Vidigueira, (c.