Vasco da Gama joins the Order of Santiago.Vasco da Gama is born in Sines, Portugal.(c.His reputation as a fierce sailor and warrior increases.
What were other major events in Vasco da Gama’s life? Da Gama was born in 1460 to a family of nobles in Sines, Portugal. His discovery was monumental in the history of navigation as well as instrumental in establishing Portugal as a major colonial empire. He was the first person to sail directly from Europe to India, around the Cape of Good Hope.
