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Estêvão da Gama (c. 1505–1576) was the Portuguese governor of Portuguese Gold Coast (1529–1535) and Portuguese India (1540–1542). Named after his paternal grandfather Estêvão da Gama, Estêvão was the second son of Vasco da Gama, and the brother of Cristóvão da Gama.
One of Vasco da Gama's sons, Estêvão da Gama, who would become Portuguese governor of India (1540–1542), was named for him. There is a third Estêvão da Gama in the lists of this time - the one who led a squadrons of the 4th Armada (1502).
Estêvão da Gama. Portuguese noble. Learn about this topic in these articles: role in Portuguese exploration. In Vasco da Gama: Life. …was the third son of Estêvão da Gama, a minor provincial nobleman who was commander of the fortress of Sines on the coast of Alentejo province in southwestern Portugal. Little is known of his early life.
Estêvão da Gama (c. 1470) was a Portuguese navigator and explorer who discovered the Trindade and Martim Vaz islands in modern Brazil. Estêvão da Gama was Vasco da Gama's cousin, son of his cousin Aires da Gama, as explained by Manuel de Faria e Sousa, in its work Ásia Portuguesa (1675).
Estêvão da Gama (1430-1497) foi um navegador português do século XV, pai dos exploradores Paulo e Vasco da Gama. Ocupou várias posições dentro do Reino de Portugal e serviu aos reis de seu tempo.
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Vasco da Gama was a Portuguese explorer who sailed to India from Europe. Gold, spices, and other riches were valuable in Europe. But they had to navigate long ways over sea and land to reach them in Asia. Europeans during this time were looking to find a faster way to reach India by sailing around Africa.
