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Vasco da Gama
da Gama, Vasco
da Gama, Vasco (
c.1469–1524) Portuguese explorer. He led the first European expedition round the Cape of Good Hope in 1497, sighting and naming Natal on Christmas Day before crossing the Indian Ocean and arriving in Calicut in 1498. The Portuguese king Manuel I (1469–1521) chose him to lead a second expedition to Calicut in 1502. Da Gama forced the raja of Calicut (who had massacred Portuguese settlers from an earlier expedition) to make peace, also establishing colonies on the coast of Mozambique.
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Vasco da Gama Redrew The Color Line in Brazil; Club Integrated Soccer There in 1923
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 11/13/1998; ; 700+ words
; ...history of Brazilian soccer club Vasco da Gama has almost nothing to do with its...Pele, would never be the same. Vasco da Gama brings its rich history to RFK...officially known as The Boat-Race Club Vasco da Gama, began with rowing and didn...
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Vasco da Gama as narrator in Os Lusiadas.(Portuguese epic by Luys de Camoes)
Magazine article from: Portuguese Studies; 1/1/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...in his poem, but by assigning Vasco da Gama a dual role as protagonist and...The result is that Vasco da Gama is [...] rather shadowy...As protagonist of Os Lusiadas, Vasco da Gama is impassive and unchanging, quite...
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BRAZIL'S VASCO DA GAMA IN LEGAL BATTLE OVER SPONSORSHIP FUNDS.
News Wire article from: EFE World News Service; 5/1/2001; 639 words
; ...Janeiro, Feb 15, 2001 Brazil's Vasco da Gama soccer club, which won the First...Miranda alleged that the company Vasco da Gama Licenciamentos (VGL), which...company would file a lawsuit against Vasco da Gama seeking an indemnity payment of...
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Historic Kerala beach linked to Vasco da Gama lies in neglect
News Wire article from: The Hindustan Times; 6/15/2007; 688 words
; ...Beach linked to Portuguese sailor Vasco da Gama is steadily losing its charm. Vasco da Gama, the famous explorer from Portugal...beach of historical importance with Vasco Da Gama's visit but here I could not...
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SOC: Vasco da Gama 3 Deportivo Tachira 2 Libertadores Cup
Newspaper article from: AAP Sports News (Australia); 4/22/2001; 322 words
; ...Australia) 04-22-2001 SOC: Vasco da Gama 3 Deportivo Tachira 2 Libertadores...DE JANEIRO, April 21 Reuters - Vasco da Gama (Brazil) 3 Deportivo Tachira...Libertadores Cup group six. Scorers: Vasco da Gama - Romario 11 and 53 pen, Dede...
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Vasco da Gama wins first game in 2009
News Wire article from: Xinhua News Agency; 1/19/2009; 419 words
; Vasco da Gama wins first game in 2009 RIO DE JANEIRO, Jan. 18 (Xinhua) -- Vasco da Gama was pleased to see 2009 off to a good...special ceremony to honor his career at Vasco da Gama. The athlete's contract officially...
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the Career and Legend of Vasco da Gama. (book reviews)
Magazine article from: History: Review of New Books; 1/1/1998; ; 700+ words
; ...Sanjay The Career and Legend of Vasco da Gama Cambridge: Cambridge University...as well known and so obscure as Vasco da Gama." It is widely known that da...analysis sheds much new light on how Vasco da Gama, like other Portuguese noblemen...
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VASCO DA GAMA MOVES ON TO BRAZILIAN PLAYOFF FINAL.
News Wire article from: EFE World News Service; 6/6/2001; 559 words
; ...Horizonte, Brazil, Dec 23, 2000 Vasco da Gama, which this week won the Mercosur...First Division playoff finals. Vasco da Gama will face Sao Caetano, the under...first ever in Mineirao stadium. Vasco da Gama goalie Helton was also key in the...
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Vasco da Gama's voyage: myths and realities in maritime history.
Magazine article from: Portuguese Studies; 1/1/2003; ; 700+ words
; Five hundred years after Vasco da Gama's voyage to India it can easily...Portugal could not be questioned. Vasco da Gama's voyage can be identified with...fact'. The myths surrounding Vasco da Gama himself and his voyage were mainly...
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BRAZILIAN JUDGE ORDERS TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF VASCO DA GAMA STADIUM.
News Wire article from: EFE World News Service; 6/8/2001; 700+ words
; ...home field for Rio de Janeiro's Vasco da Gama, after an accident in last weekend...of the closure was presented to Vasco da Gama officials by police commissioner...another commissioner will require Vasco da Gama to deposit the rent from the game...
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Gama, Vasco Da (c. 1469–1524)
Encyclopedia entry from: Europe, 1450 to 1789: Encyclopedia of the Early Modern World
GAMA, VASCO DA (c. 1469 – 1524) GAMA, VASCO DA (c. 1469 – 1524), Portuguese...discoverer" of the sea route to India. Vasco da Gama was born in the Alentejo coastal town...
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Vasco da Gama
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
Vasco da Gama The Portuguese navigator Vasco da Gama (ca. 1460-1524) was the first to...Little is known of the early life of Vasco da Gama; his father was governor of Sines...
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Gama, Vasco da
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea
Gama, Vasco da ( c. 1460–1524), Portuguese...the Cape of Good Hope successfully, Vasco da Gama followed the east coast of Africa to...Watkins, R. , Unknown Seas: How Vasco da Gama Opened the East (2003).
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da Gama, Vasco (ca. 1469–1524)
Book article from: The Renaissance
da Gama, Vasco (ca. 1469 – 1524) A Portuguese explorer, da Gama lived at a time when this small kingdom at the southwestern edge of Europe...
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da Gama, Vasco
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History
da Gama, Vasco ( c. 1469–1524) Portuguese explorer. He led the first European...x2013;1521) chose him to lead a second expedition to Calicut in 1502. Da Gama forced the raja of Calicut (who had massacred Portuguese settlers from...
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