This person?s achievement is the subject of Portugal?s national epic poem, The Lusiads:
- Vasco da Gama
- Ferdinand Magellen
- Queen Isabella
- Christopher Columbus
- Luis Vaz de Camoens
This person?s achievement is the subject of Portugal?s national epic poem, The Lusiads:
The achievement of completing the first ocean voyage from Europe to the Orient by Vasco de Gama is the subject of Portugal?s national epic poem, The Lusiads, composed by Luis Vaz de Camoens. Da Gama sailed from Portugal around South Africa to India during 1497-`98. This new sea route opened the Far East to European trade and colonial expansion.