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'''Vasco da Gama''' (c. 1460 – 1524) was a [[Portugal|Portuguese]] explorer and the commander of the first ships to sail directly from [[Europe]] to [[India]]. Because of this journey, he was appointed Viceroy of India and also Admiral of the seas of [[Iran|Persia]], [[Arabia]], and India.<ref>{{WP|Vasco da Gama}}</ref>
'''Vasco da Gama''' (c. 1460 – 1524) was a [[Portugal|Portuguese]] explorer and the commander of the first ships to sail directly from [[Europe]] to [[India]]. Because of this journey, he was appointed Viceroy of India and also Admiral of the seas of [[Iran|Persia]], [[Arabia]], and India.<ref name="Wiki">{{WP|Vasco da Gama}}</ref>


==Biography==
==Biography==
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In 1503, after [[Pedro Álvares Cabral]]'s failure to eliminate the [[Indian Brotherhood of Assassins|Indian Assassins]], King [[Manuel I of Portugal]], influenced by the [[House of Borgia|Borgia]] and the [[Templars]], sent Vasco with an army of 800 men to [[Calicut]]. Da Gama was to complete what Cabral had failed, and used the guise of the expulsion of all Muslims from the city to create chaos and stir up the Brotherhood. His fleet bombarded Calicut, killing hundreds,<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]'' – [[Contracts (Project Legacy)|Contracts]]: "Vanishing Act"</ref><ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'' – [[Contracts (Italian Brotherhood)#Calicut|Contracts]]: "Vanishing Act"</ref> but the captains sent to take control of the area were either killed or driven from the city, crippling the Portuguese efforts to seize Calicut.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]'' – [[Contracts (Project Legacy)|Contracts]]: "Insidious"</ref><ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'' – [[Contracts (Italian Brotherhood)#Calicut|Contracts]]: "Insidious"</ref>
In 1503, after [[Pedro Álvares Cabral]]'s failure to eliminate the [[Indian Brotherhood of Assassins|Indian Assassins]], King [[Manuel I of Portugal]], influenced by the [[House of Borgia|Borgia]] and the [[Templars]], sent Vasco with an army of 800 men to [[Calicut]]. Da Gama was to complete what Cabral had failed, and used the guise of the expulsion of all Muslims from the city to create chaos and stir up the Brotherhood. His fleet bombarded Calicut, killing hundreds,<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]'' – [[Contracts (Project Legacy)|Contracts]]: "Vanishing Act"</ref><ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'' – [[Contracts (Italian Brotherhood)#Calicut|Contracts]]: "Vanishing Act"</ref> but the captains sent to take control of the area were either killed or driven from the city, crippling the Portuguese efforts to seize Calicut.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]'' – [[Contracts (Project Legacy)|Contracts]]: "Insidious"</ref><ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'' – [[Contracts (Italian Brotherhood)#Calicut|Contracts]]: "Insidious"</ref>


Vasco also wrote a personal diary at some point in his life. One of the pages ended up in the possession of [[Peter Beckford]] during the [[Golden Age of Piracy]] and was looted by [[Edward Kenway]].<ref name="AC4">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Database: "De Gama Diary Extract"]]</ref>
After returning to Portugal, Da Gama lived in Lisbon, where he became an avid theatre goer. After being impressed by one of the plays written and directed by [[Gil Vicente]], he gave the playwright a piece of a map with the trajectory of his fabled trip to [[India]] in thanks.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: The Last Quest of Leonardo da Vinci]]'' – Carnet de voyage 16</ref>


==Trivia==
At some point prior to May 1519, Da Gama met [[Leonardo da Vinci]] and became the artist's friend and ally. When Leonardo became afraid of possible interception of his research on [[haven]]s, he contacted the explorer and gave him encoded information that he was to give to the Assassins who approached him<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: The Last Quest of Leonardo da Vinci]]''</ref> or to destroy it if none arrived within a month of Leonardo's death.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: The Last Quest of Leonardo da Vinci]]'' – Letter from Leonardo</ref> They eventually lost contact when Da Gama retired and moved away from [[Lisbon]]<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: The Last Quest of Leonardo da Vinci]]'' – Mini-map: Lisbon</ref> to the small village of [[Vidigueira]],<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: The Last Quest of Leonardo da Vinci]]'' – Card 180</ref> after having been made Count of Vidigueira.<ref name="Wiki"/> The Assassins eventually tracked him down, and Da Gama received them warmly, mentioning that though Leonardo had told him someone would come for the item he was guarding, he did not expect they would find them in Vidigueira. He then handed the Assassins the translucid sheet with a line drawn on it that Leonardo had given him for safe keeping.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: The Last Quest of Leonardo da Vinci]]'' – Carnet de voyage 12</ref>
*Vasco da Gama was a likely owner or scholar of the [[Voynich manuscript]] or one of its copies, and wrote about it in his diary.<ref name="AC4"/>
 
Vasco da Gama was a likely owner or scholar of the [[Voynich manuscript]] or one of its copies, and a page from one of Da Gama's diaries ended up in the possession of Governor [[Peter Beckford]] of [[Jamaica]],<ref name="AC4 DB">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Database: "De Gama Diary Extract"]]</ref> who also managed to collect at least four of the manuscript's pages by the early 18th century. The diary page was eventually taken from the Beckford estate, and eventually collected by the pirate-turned-Assassin [[Edward Kenway]] between 1715 and 1722.<ref name="AC4">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]''</ref>
 
==Behind the scenes==
Vasco da Gama is a historical figure who was first mentioned in the 2010 Facebook game ''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]''. In the 2013 video game ''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'', and in its 2026 remake, ''[[Assassin's Creed: Black Flag Resynced]]'', a page purportedly of one of his diaries can be collected by the player. It is, in fact, page 30 of {{Wiki|pt:Roteiro da primeira viagem de Vasco da Gama à Índia|the journal}} covering his first voyage to India, the authorship of which is attributed to either {{Wiki|Álvaro Velho}} or {{Wiki|João de Sá}}.<ref>{{WP|pt:Roteiro da primeira viagem de Vasco da Gama à Índia}}</ref> The text is of the days preceding and including Easter 1498, as the expedition arrives first at [[Mombasa]] and later {{Wiki|Malindi|Melinde}}.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://arquivodigital.cm-porto.pt/Conteudos/Conteudos_BPMP/MS-804/MS-804_item1/P34.html|title=Roteiro da primeira viagem de Vasco da Gama à Índia, 1497-1499, página 30|archiveurl=|archivedate=|author=Biblioteca Pública Municipal do Porto|date=|publisher=|accessdate=31 August 2026|pages=}}</ref>


==Appearances==
==Appearances==

Latest revision as of 03:02, 1 September 2026

Vasco da Gama (c. 1460 – 1524) was a Portuguese explorer and the commander of the first ships to sail directly from Europe to India. Because of this journey, he was appointed Viceroy of India and also Admiral of the seas of Persia, Arabia, and India.[1]

Biography[edit | edit source]

In 1497, Vasco da Gama, working for the Portuguese Crown, traveled to India, becoming the first European to arrive there by sea.[2]

In 1503, after Pedro Álvares Cabral's failure to eliminate the Indian Assassins, King Manuel I of Portugal, influenced by the Borgia and the Templars, sent Vasco with an army of 800 men to Calicut. Da Gama was to complete what Cabral had failed, and used the guise of the expulsion of all Muslims from the city to create chaos and stir up the Brotherhood. His fleet bombarded Calicut, killing hundreds,[3][4] but the captains sent to take control of the area were either killed or driven from the city, crippling the Portuguese efforts to seize Calicut.[5][6]

After returning to Portugal, Da Gama lived in Lisbon, where he became an avid theatre goer. After being impressed by one of the plays written and directed by Gil Vicente, he gave the playwright a piece of a map with the trajectory of his fabled trip to India in thanks.[7]

At some point prior to May 1519, Da Gama met Leonardo da Vinci and became the artist's friend and ally. When Leonardo became afraid of possible interception of his research on havens, he contacted the explorer and gave him encoded information that he was to give to the Assassins who approached him[8] or to destroy it if none arrived within a month of Leonardo's death.[9] They eventually lost contact when Da Gama retired and moved away from Lisbon[10] to the small village of Vidigueira,[11] after having been made Count of Vidigueira.[1] The Assassins eventually tracked him down, and Da Gama received them warmly, mentioning that though Leonardo had told him someone would come for the item he was guarding, he did not expect they would find them in Vidigueira. He then handed the Assassins the translucid sheet with a line drawn on it that Leonardo had given him for safe keeping.[12]

Vasco da Gama was a likely owner or scholar of the Voynich manuscript or one of its copies, and a page from one of Da Gama's diaries ended up in the possession of Governor Peter Beckford of Jamaica,[13] who also managed to collect at least four of the manuscript's pages by the early 18th century. The diary page was eventually taken from the Beckford estate, and eventually collected by the pirate-turned-Assassin Edward Kenway between 1715 and 1722.[14]

Behind the scenes[edit | edit source]

Vasco da Gama is a historical figure who was first mentioned in the 2010 Facebook game Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy. In the 2013 video game Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag, and in its 2026 remake, Assassin's Creed: Black Flag Resynced, a page purportedly of one of his diaries can be collected by the player. It is, in fact, page 30 of the journal covering his first voyage to India, the authorship of which is attributed to either Álvaro Velho or João de Sá.[15] The text is of the days preceding and including Easter 1498, as the expedition arrives first at Mombasa and later Melinde.[16]

Appearances[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Vasco da Gama on Wikipedia
  2. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Rogue – Database: Lisbon
  3. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy – Contracts: "Vanishing Act"
  4. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood – Contracts: "Vanishing Act"
  5. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy – Contracts: "Insidious"
  6. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood – Contracts: "Insidious"
  7. ↑ Assassin's Creed: The Last Quest of Leonardo da Vinci – Carnet de voyage 16
  8. ↑ Assassin's Creed: The Last Quest of Leonardo da Vinci
  9. ↑ Assassin's Creed: The Last Quest of Leonardo da Vinci – Letter from Leonardo
  10. ↑ Assassin's Creed: The Last Quest of Leonardo da Vinci – Mini-map: Lisbon
  11. ↑ Assassin's Creed: The Last Quest of Leonardo da Vinci – Card 180
  12. ↑ Assassin's Creed: The Last Quest of Leonardo da Vinci – Carnet de voyage 12
  13. ↑ Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag – Database: "De Gama Diary Extract"
  14. ↑ Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag
  15. ↑ pt:Roteiro da primeira viagem de Vasco da Gama à Índia on Wikipedia
  16. ↑ Biblioteca Pública Municipal do Porto. Roteiro da primeira viagem de Vasco da Gama à Índia, 1497-1499, página 30. Retrieved on 31 August 2026.

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