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Encyclopedia: Vasco da Gama

Dom Vasco da Gama (IPA: ['vaʃku dɐ 'gɐmɐ] (Sines or Vidigueira, Alentejo, Portugal, c. 1469 – December 24, 1524 in Kochi, India) was a Portuguese explorer, one of the most successful in the European Age of Discovery, and the commander of the first ships to sail directly from Europe to India.

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	(Chinese)	瓦斯科·達·伽馬
	(Japanese)	ヴァスコ・ダ・ガマ
	(German)	Vasco da Gama
	(Spanish)	Vasco da Gama
	(French)	Vasco de Gama
	(Italian)	Vasco da Gama

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List of clubs in India

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1498

Years: 1495 1496 1497 - 1498 - 1499 1500 1501 Decades: 1460s 1470s 1480s - 1490s - 1500s 1510s 1520s Centuries: 14th century - 15th century - 16th century Events May 20 - Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama arrives at Calicut (now Kozhikode), India, becoming the first European to get there...

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Campeonato Brasileiro

division) Champions of Série A 1971 Atlético Mineiro 1972 Palmeiras 1973 Palmeiras 1974 Vasco da Gama... (CBF league) or Flamengo (clube dos 13 league) 1988 Bahia 1989 Vasco da Gama 1990 Corinthians 1991 São Paulo 1992 Flamengo 1993 Palmeiras 1994 Palmeiras 1995 Botafogo 1996 Grêmio 1997 Vasco da Gama...

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Clube de Regatas Vasco da Gama

Vasco da Gama (after the famous Portuguese explorer of the same name) is a Brazilian football team from Rio de Janeiro in Brazil, founded on August 21, 1898 (although the football dept started on..., Vasco da Gama is actually a comprehensive sports club. Its basketball section produced current NBA...

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1497

in North America, either an island or the mainland. July 8 - Vasco da Gama begins his expedition to... Japan Pedro de Valdivia, Conquistador of Chile and founder of Santiago, Chile Francesco da Milano...

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1524

- Vasco da Gama, Portuguese explorer Diego Velázquez de Cuéllar, Spanish conquistador... da Verrazano lands near Cape Fear (approx. date) April 30 - Battle of the Sesia - Spanish forces... besieges Pavia. Giovanni da Verrazzano is the first European to sight the island of Manhattan, the...

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Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas

biggest rivals are from the same city: Fluminense, Flamengo and Vasco da Gama. The club symbol is the...

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Fluminense Football Club

Vasco da Gama. Fluminense means both fluvial and natural from Rio de Janeiro . The other big teams from...

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List of sea explorers

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