Vasco Da Gama was however only allowed to sail his ship towards the east. He however believed that he reached India, thus he named those people as “Indians”. Columbus sailed for a couple of months and finally reached an Island near the West Indies. Columbus captained the Santa Maria ship and took an oath that he would not stop the voyage until they reached India. The idea was that this would avoid any unnecessary conflict over sea routes.Ĭolumbus set sail on 3rd August 1492 with 3 ships namely Santa Maria, Nina and Pinta. Thus prisoners of both the kingdoms were released and sent back to their Kingdoms.Īn agreement was made between both the Kingdoms that Spanish explorers are allowed to sail their ships only west and Portuguese explorers were only allowed to sail their ships east. The reached a compromise between the two kingdoms of Spain and Portugal. However, as the conflict got worse, both countries realized the huge harm to their economy. Christopher Columbus pleaded with his friend Nicolas who was the Prince of the Spanish Kingdom to release his friend from the prison, but the king was unwilling to release him. During this time, Columbus realized his friend Vasco da Gama was in prison in Spain. Not for long after this, a conflict broke out between the two countries for dominance over trade & the discovery of sea routes. Some years later, Vasco da Gama had to go back to his country Portugal. Christopher Columbus was born in the Republic of Geneva in Italy in 1451 and Vasco da Gama was born in 1469 in Sines in Portugal.Ĭhristopher Columbus and Vasco Da Gama were of two different countries but grew up studying together in Seville in Spain and became good friends.
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