Vasco da Gama
Vasco da Gama (1460-1524) was a Portuguese explorer who discovered an ocean route from Portugal to the East.Da Gama was born to a noble family in Sines, Portugal. Da Gama's father Estavao was also an explorer. He was to have made the sea voyage from Portugal to India that eventually made his son famous, but the elder da Gama died before completing the journey.