eventREF E-0010806Revised
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Vasco da Gama dies
- Date
- 24 Dec 1524
- Updated
- 12 Dec 2019
Vasco da Gama, Portuguese seafarer who discovered a sea route from Europe to Asia around the southern point of Africa, died on his final voyage to India as Portuguese viceroy. He fell ill, probably of malaria, upon his arrival in Goa, India. His body was repatriated to Portugal for burial.
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- 01Wallis, F. (2000). Nuusdagboek: feite en fratse oor 1000 jaar, Kaapstad: Human & Rousseau.
- 02BBC,Vasco da Gama (c.1460 - 1524),[Online],Available at:www.bbc.co.uk,[Accessed:02 December 2013]
Last updated · 12 Dec 2019
South African History Online. (2011, March 16). Vasco da Gama dies. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0010806
South African History Online (2011) 'Vasco da Gama dies', South African History Online, 16 March. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0010806 (Accessed: 29 July 2026).
South African History Online, Vasco da Gama dies [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0010806, (accessed 29 July 2026).
"Vasco da Gama dies." South African History Online, 16 Mar. 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0010806. Accessed 29 July 2026.
South African History Online. "Vasco da Gama dies." South African History Online. March 16, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0010806.
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Place
Cape St Francis, Western Cape Peninsula
Manuel Perestrelo visited Cape St Francis in 1575 and named it 'Bahia de Sao Francisco'.
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