Did Vasco da Gama really say 'We must plant the cross wherever we go.'?

Vasco da Gama Quote Source & Citation:

We must plant the cross wherever we go.

— Vasco da Gama Early Modern · Sea route to India

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"Fortune favors the bold."

"I would rather die than return without having accomplished my mission."

"Let us burn their ships and seize their goods!"

"The natives are simple folk, easily swayed."

"These strange lands hold many secrets."

Emphasizing the religious aspect of Portuguese expansion.

Date: 1497

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