How long did Vasco Da Gama's voyage take?
Vasco Da Gama's voyage took ninety-three days. The sheer distance covered by da Gama was three times the distance traveled by Christopher Columbus during his first voyage to Hispaniola in 1492.
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About Christopher Columbus
Christopher Columbus, October 31, 1451-May 20, 1506, was an explorer, and colonizer from the Republic of Genoa in Italy. In 1492, he set sail across the Atlantic to find a western route to India, and inadvertently "discovered" the Bahamas. His trips across the Atlantic Ocean to the new world expanded European knowledge of the world and jump started a massive race by the European powers to colonize the western hemisphere.
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