The wreck is believed to be that of the Esmeralda, which was part of a fleet led by legendary Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama during his second voyage to India (1502-1503). There is a crater on the moon named Vasco da Gama.The oldest shipwreck from Europe's Golden Age of Exploration has been found off the coast of Oman, the country's Ministry of Heritage and Culture announced on Tuesday.Eventually, the command was given to his son Vasco instead Originally Vasco's father, Estevao, was supposed to lead the exploration fleet.Vasco da Gama commanded two more fleets to India.Vasco da Gama left Calicut (now Kozhikode) on August 29, 1498.As a result, Vasco da Gama's requests were turned down by the king The gifts failed to impress since there was no gold or silver.The presents that da Gama sent to the Indian king were four cloaks of scarlet cloth, six hats, four branches of corals, a box with seven brass vessels, a chest of sugar, two barrels of oil and a cask of honey.The navigator was received with traditional hospitality The fleet arrived in Kappadu near Calicut, India, on May 20, 1498.This forced da Gama and his men to flee Mozambique, firing cannons into the city As the explorer was unable to provide a suitable gift to the ruler of Mozambique, the local population became suspicious of da Gama and his men.Fearing unfriendliness from the local population, da Gama impersonated a Muslim Vasco da Gama spent March 2 to March 29, in the year 1498, in the district of Mozambique Island.The four ships sailed a distance of more than 10,000 kilometres for over three months.On July 8, 1497, Vasco da Gama led a fleet of four ships with a crew of 170 men from Lisbon.It has also been claimed that he studied under the astrologer and astronomer, Abraham Zacuto.Teixeira de Aragao, a Portuguese historian, suggested that he studied at the inland town of Evora, where he learned mathematics and navigation.
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