4. O n July 8 1497 Da Gama rounded the Cape Of Good Hope. Four months later, Da Gama reached Calicut in India on May 20 th , 1498. The moors of Calicut didn’t want Da Gama to have all their spices, and so he returned to Portugal with the bare discovery of the land beyond the Cape Of Good Hope and the few spices he had bought there at inflated prices ( but still he made a 3000% profit ! )
5. On 1504 May 29 th Da Gama got ready to send things to the king. In 1505 – 1506 he needed to find a safe sea route for Prince Henry . Unfortunately he died in India on December 24 th 1524 in Cochins . It was unlucky that he died but Bartholomeu Dias who had travelled with Vasco Da Gama for a while died at the Cape Of Good Hope.
6. Timeline of Vasco Da Gama Born 1469 Sines, Portugal 1497 Set sail to The city Dias 1498 Sail around Africa to India 1500 Married with Caterina 1502 Sent on A mission 1504 May 29 th Got ready to send things to king 1505-1506 Was asked by Prince Henry To find a sea route Death 1524 December 24 th India