ma's brother Paolo) had died of illnesses such as scurvy. In 1497, John's successor,
g Manuel I (crowned in 1495), chose 馃挾 da Cruz to lead a Portuguese fleet to India in
h of a maritime route from Western Europe to the East
rounding 馃挾 Africa's Cape of Good
e. Over the course of two voyages, beginning in 1497 and 1502, da Gama landed and
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