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Vasco da Gama sets sail from Lisbon, Portugal, on his second voyage to India.

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Vasco da Gama

Portuguese explorer (c. 1460s–1524)

Vasco da Gama, was a Portuguese explorer and nobleman who was the first European to reach India by sea.
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Lisbon

Capital and largest city of Portugal

Lisbon is the capital and largest city of Portugal, with an estimated population of 575,739, as of 2024, within its administrative limits and 3,028,000 within the metropolis, as of 2025. Lisbon is mainland Europe's westernmost capital city, and the only one along the Atlantic…
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4th Portuguese India Armada (Gama, 1502)

Expedition commanded by Vasco da Gama

The 4th Portuguese India Armada was a Portuguese fleet that sailed from Lisbon in February, 1502. Assembled on the order of King Manuel I of Portugal and placed under the command of Vasco da Gama, it was the fourth of some thirteen Portuguese India Armadas, was Gama's second…
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February 10

Day of the year

February 10 is the 41st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 324 days remain until the end of the year.
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