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• The ships were Sao Gabriel, Sao Rafael, Berrio, and the Starship.
• Sao Rafael is the flagship.Vasco’s brother Paulo, commanded the ship Sao Rafael.
Vasco da Gama’s 1st voyage
• When Vasco da Gama set out on July 8, 1497 that was his first voyage.
• He was equipped with four ships.
The Indian Ruler
• The Indian ruler was friendly, but the Arab merchants who controlled trade with India did not want to share.
Vasco Returned
• He left India August 29, 1498.
• He returned in Lisbon, Portugal in 1499 during the month of September.
By that time
• By that time, Portuguese sailors had already begun to explore the west coast of Africa.
• What were the names of two of the ships.
• What year did he leave India.
• Recrossing the Indian Ocean, what was becalmed?
• Who was friendly and who was not?
• Vasco left India August 29, 1498.
• The four ships’ names are the Sao Gabriel, Sao Rafael, Berrio, and the Starship.
• The ships were becalmed .
• The Indian ruler was friendly and the Arab merchants were not.