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Vasco da Gama ; Portuguese explorer ; merchants of Calicut held as hostages during voyage ; 1st Count of Vidigueira ; Kozhikode ; Kerala ; India ; Asia Stock Photo - Alamy
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![Today's history: 524 years ago Vasco da Gama set out to discover India, it took 11 months to reach Calicut coast of Kerala - Bharat Times English News Today's history: 524 years ago Vasco da Gama set out to discover India, it took 11 months to reach Calicut coast of Kerala - Bharat Times English News](https://images.bhaskarassets.com/thumb/600x450/web2images/521/2021/07/07/9_1625668503.jpg)
Today's history: 524 years ago Vasco da Gama set out to discover India, it took 11 months to reach Calicut coast of Kerala - Bharat Times English News
![Saint francis church vasco da gama buried at , Cochin Kochi , Kerala , India, Stock Photo, Picture And Rights Managed Image. Pic. DPA-STP-171446 | agefotostock Saint francis church vasco da gama buried at , Cochin Kochi , Kerala , India, Stock Photo, Picture And Rights Managed Image. Pic. DPA-STP-171446 | agefotostock](https://previews.agefotostock.com/previewimage/medibigoff/4eda6adf01e1ec41ad03862281efd0b9/dpa-stp-171446.jpg)
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Vasco da Gama and the Zamorin of Calicut – Opening up of direct European trade with India.' The Portuguese explorer arrives in Calicut, Kerala in Southern India for the first time in
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Vasco da Gama and the Zamorin of Calicut – Opening up of direct European trade with India.' The Portuguese explorer arrives in Calicut, Kerala in Southern India for the first time in
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