VASCO DA GAMA

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His sponsoring Country was India.

His greatest discovery was that he was the first European to sail to India by ship.

FUN FACTS

• He joined the army
• He was inexperienced with exploring but was still led to expedition India
• He advised the king
• At retirement was named da gama Portuguese viceroy
• He died due to overworking himself at December 14, 1524
• His father was the commander of the fortress in sines

VASCO DAY

WHAT WILL HAPPEN

• There will be Indian foods
• No school
• Ships in bottles as gifts
• People would trade food at dinner for fun sine he discovered a trade route for India
• Also have many family members around to sing songs

He deserves a holiday because without him we wouldn't have a trade route which was very important back then and Europe could of changed of suffered without him.