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'''Vasco da Gama''' (c. 1460 – 24 December 1524 in Kochi, India) was one of the most successful explorers in the European Age of Discovery. He was the commander of the first ships to sail directly from Europe to [[India]]. | '''Vasco da Gama''' (c. 1460 – 24 December 1524 in Kochi, India) was one of the most successful explorers in the European Age of Discovery. He was the commander of the first ships to sail directly from Europe to [[India]].<ref name="wikipedia">Wikipedia article on [[wikipedia:Vasco da Gama|Vasco da Gama]]</ref> | ||
After [[Pedro Álvares Cabral]]'s failure | After [[Pedro Álvares Cabral]]'s failure to eliminate the [[Assassins]] in India, King [[Manuel I of Portugal]] sent Vasco da Gama with 800 strong to [[Calicut]]. Da Gama was to complete what Cabral had failed, and used the guise of the expulsion of all Muslims to cause enough chaos to stir up the Brotherhood there. His fleet bombarded the city, killing hundreds, but the Captains sent to take control of the area were finally killed or driven from the city.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]'' - [[Project Legacy: Contracts#Calicut, India|Contracts in Calicut, India]]</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 03:40, 7 November 2011
Vasco da Gama (c. 1460 – 24 December 1524 in Kochi, India) was one of the most successful explorers in the European Age of Discovery. He was the commander of the first ships to sail directly from Europe to India.[1]
After Pedro Álvares Cabral's failure to eliminate the Assassins in India, King Manuel I of Portugal sent Vasco da Gama with 800 strong to Calicut. Da Gama was to complete what Cabral had failed, and used the guise of the expulsion of all Muslims to cause enough chaos to stir up the Brotherhood there. His fleet bombarded the city, killing hundreds, but the Captains sent to take control of the area were finally killed or driven from the city.[2]
References
- ↑ Wikipedia article on Vasco da Gama
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy - Contracts in Calicut, India