V asco da Gama arrived in Kozhikode (then Calicut), Kerala on May 20, 1498, two years after setting sail from Lisbon, Portugal. He was the first person from Europe to sail through the Cape of Good ...
The Vasco da Gama pillar in Malindi is perhaps the most prominent physical reminder of the Portuguese influence in Kenya. The town dates back 600 years ago and the Vasco da Gama pillar remains one ...