The wreckage of a ship discovered off the coast of Kenya may have been from legendary explorer Vasco da Gama’s final voyage across the Indian Ocean, archaeologists say in a new study ...

Vasco da Gama would travel this route three more times in his life, including a final journey in 1524, the year of his death, during which he likely died from malaria, Phys.org reports.

Though not a prominent landmark on state’s tourist map, Vasco da Gama offers a mix of beaches, nature walks, museums and other places of immense historical importance.

First English translation of the Roteiro da viagem de Vasco da Gama, believed by some authorities to be the work of Alvaro Velho. Editor favors João de Sá as author rather than Velho. Appendices: Two ...

Da Gama embarked on a second voyage to India in 1502. He traveled with a fleet of 20 ships, and left five of them behind to watch over the Portuguese factories that dotted India’s southwest coast.

The search for trade routes Vasco da Gama's pioneering sea voyage to India is one of the defining moments in the history of exploration. Apart from being one the greatest pieces of European ...

A sunken ship may hold the secret to Vasco da Gama's last voyage more than five centuries ago. The wreckage, discovered off the coast of Kenya in 2013, has been identified as a Portuguese vessel ...

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If confirmed, researchers say the ship may hold “a significant historical and symbolic value as physical testimony to the presence of Vasco da Gama’s third armada in Kenyan waters”.