Vasco de Gama. The Portuguese explorer, Vasco da Gama, 1st Count of Vidigueira (c. 1460–1524), being greeted by King Manuel I in 1499 after his return from discovering the first sea route to India.

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Vasco de Gama. The Portuguese explorer, Vasco da Gama, 1st Count of Vidigueira (c. 1460–1524), being greeted by King Manuel I in 1499 after his return from discovering the first sea route to India.

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