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Updated: June 29, 2025
Each of these events was no less fruitful of consequences to Italy than was the accession of Charles VIII. The discovery of America, followed in another six years by Vasco de' Gama's exploration of the Indian seas, diverted the commerce of the world into new channels; Alexander VI. made the Reformation and the Northern Schism certainties; the consolidation of Spain prepared a way for the autocracy of Charles V. Thus the commercial, the spiritual, and the political scepter fell in this one year from the grasp of the Italians.
Vessels fitted with tanks Native pilots agree to guide them to India Their advanced knowledge of navigation Another column erected A convict lad left with the King Farewells Ships sail Mortality Coast of India seen Anchor off Capocate Dark-skinned naked natives appear Da Gama's politic treatment of natives A Nair comes from the King of Calecut Da Gama fabricates a story to account for his visit The Moorish traders plot to destroy the Portuguese A Castilian comes on board Warns da Gama of the Moors' plot Nicolas Coelho sent on shore with rich presents for the King Tired by delays Coelho received by the King Arrangements made for trading Merchandise landed Damaged spices offered in return Received by the Portuguese The Castilian warns da Gama not to venture on shore without hostages Hostages sent off Vasco da Gama visits the King of Calecut Magnificent presents sent by the King.
During Gama's return voyage the only noteworthy incident that occurred was the defeat of another Malabar fleet. The admiral arrived in Europe on the 20th of December, 1503.
"I have cried, 'West west west! through a-many years! Yucatan! But I make out no sea-passage thence into Vasco da Gama's India! And I am sworn to the Queen and King Ferdinand this time to find it. So it's south, it's south, brother and son!" So, our casks being full, our fruit gathered, the sky clear and the wind fair, we left the west to others and sailed to find the strait in the south.
A decade before Vasco da Gama's famous voyage, an Italian navigator, Christopher Columbus, had presented himself at the Spanish court with a scheme for sailing westward to the Indies. In August, 1492, he sailed from Palos with 100 men in three small ships, the largest of which weighed only a hundred tons. In that bold voyage across the trackless Atlantic lay the greatness of Columbus.
The Portuguese had in the meantime followed up Vasco da Gama's voyage with another attempt, which was, in its way, even more important. In 1500 the king sent no less than thirteen ships under the command of Pedro Alvarez Cabral, with Franciscans to convert, and twelve hundred fighting men to overawe, the Moslems of the Indian Ocean.
See, I have it here," and as she spoke she drew Tan Gama's short-sword from beneath her sleeping silks and furs. The warriors sprang to their feet. "There is something amiss here," cried one. "'Tis even what I myself thought when Tan Gama left us at the runway," said another. "Methought then that his voice sounded strangely." "Come! let us hasten to the pits." We waited to hear no more.
The great maritime discoveries at the close of the fifteenth century had enured quite as much to the benefit of the Flemings and Hollanders as to that of the Spaniards and Portuguese, to whom they were originally due. Antwerp and subsequently Amsterdam had thriven on the great revolution of the Indian trade which Vasco de Gama's voyage around the Cape had effected.
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