Did Vasco da Gama really say 'In search of Christians and spices.'?

Vasco da Gama Quote Source & Citation:

In search of Christians and spices.

— Vasco da Gama Early Modern · Sea route to India

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"The king has sent me, and I must obey."

"I will not rest until I have secured the trade route."

"I will make Portugal rich or die trying."

"They call me cruel, but the sea is crueler."

"I did not come to pray, but to profit."

His reply to the Zamorin of Calicut when asked why he had come to India.

Date: 1498

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