Vasco da Gama
1460 — 24 December 1524
Vasco da Gama was a Portuguese mariner, explorer and nobleman. His discovery of the first direct maritime route between Europe and India via the Cape of Good Hope and across the Indian Ocean from Malindi in Kenya to Kozhikode was to open up European exploration of, and commerce with, India, and is considered a landmark event and a turning point in world history.
A memorial on Digital Cemetery, an endless map you can explore. This grave stands at coordinates -13, -6.