Calicut, India - Vasco da Gama (sitios de interés)
Descripción del sitio
Vasco da Gama traveled from Portugal to Calicut, India looking for spices and riches. He had accomplished what everyone thought was impossible by sailing to India and establishing the trade route through the Indian Ocean. This was his last stop before he went back to Portugal. He later returned and bombarded Calicut. He died from a rare Indian disease. He was returned to Portugal for his burial.
Tomb of Vasco da Gama in Lisbon, Portugal