Vasco da Gama:

My mission is to serve God and my King, and to bring glory to Portugal.

— Vasco da Gama Early Modern

Sea route to India

A concise summary of his motivations.

1497

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"They are not men, but obstacles to be removed."

"I would burn a hundred ships to secure the spice trade."

"I did not come to explore, but to conquer."

"The world is much larger than we imagined."

"These strange lands hold many secrets."

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