![]() They landed on the southwest coast of India in May 1498, after about ten and a half months of travel. Landing from time to time along the East African coast (for example, in Mombasa in the area of present-day Kenya), Vasca da Game ships eventually reached India. The expedition reached the extreme south of Africa (Cape of Good Hope) at the end of the same year (1497), and then continued to sail to hitherto unexplored areas of the Indian Ocean (previously the Portuguese had reached under Bartolomeu Dias as far as southern Africa). The fourth ship was an auxiliary transport vessel under the command of Gonçal Nunes. The next ship – named São Rafael (Saint Raphael) – was commanded by his older brother Paulo da Gama, and the third – named São Miguel (Saint Michael) – commanded by the sailor Nicolau Coelho. The main ship of Gama was called São Gabriel (Saint Gabriel) and was about 27 meters long. ![]() The goal of the voyage was to create trade routes by which the Portuguese crown would fill the state coffers and reduce the growing power of the nobility. Vasco da Gama sailed for India from Lisbon with a crew of 170 people deployed on four ships. ![]()
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