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July 8, 1497 CE – Vasco da Gama Leaves Lisbon in Search of a Southern Sea Route to India
by Vishul MalikFour ships and 170 men caught a gentle Portuguese breeze, floating majestically out of the Lisbon harbor in search of a new route to India. The Sao Gabriel, under the…