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Archaeology discovery: Shipwreck could hold secrets of Vasco da Gama’s last voyage
A 500-year-old shipwreck discovered off the Kenyan coast could hold vital clues about legendary explorer Vasco ... de Monroy, was one of approximately 20 ships that joined da Gama's final voyage ...
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Sunken ship may hold secrets of Vasco da Gama’s last voyage, archaeologists say
The ship Sao Jorge, captained by Fernando de Monroy ... “The recent discovery of a Portuguese shipwreck in Malindi, Kenya, could be a galleon from Vasco da Gama’s last voyage,” scientists ...
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Dead for 500 Years, Vasco da Gama Became a Myth in Portugal, but His Biography Is Little Known
He died shortly after completing his third voyage, probably due to malaria. Tomb of Vasco da Gama at the Jerónimos Monastery (Church of Santa Maria de Belém) in Lisbon, Portugal.
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500 years on, Vasco da Gama hailed in Lisbon, ignored in Kochi
History appears to be overlooked at St Francis Church in Fort Kochi, with no events marking 500 years since Vasco da Gama's ... Even as da Gama's voyage paved the way for colonialism, it also ...