1. Accompanying Vasco da Gama to Cape Verde

    · Cape Verde Islands, Cabo Verde

    Accompanying Vasco da Gama to Cape Verde
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    Dias accompanied Vasco da Gama’s fleet as far as the Cape Verde Islands, contributing his experience to the voyage that would continue to India. The source identifies the archipelago but not a particular island or date within 1497; coordinates are a representative archipelago point.

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