Who was Vasco De Gama?

March 20, 2011 by  
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Vasco De Gama was the Portuguese explorer who discovered the desert route from Europe to India(1498) by sailing around Africa. His life span was 1460-1524 A.D.  For a short time in 1524 he was Governor of Portuguese India under the title of Viceroy.

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