Vasco da Gama — "One day to amuse ourselves, we went to this island and saw about 3000 of them, b…"

One day to amuse ourselves, we went to this island and saw about 3000 of them, both large and small. We fired among them with our bombards from the sea.
Vasco da Gama — Vasco da Gama Early Modern · Sea route to India

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Describing an unprovoked attack on indigenous people during his voyage.

Date: c. 1497-1499

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