Portuguese sailor and chronicler
Álvaro Velho
Álvaro Velho is traditionally credited as the sailor-chronicler who accompanied Vasco da Gama and kept a firsthand journal of the expedition's pioneering voyage from Portugal to India in 1497–1499, a passage that opened the sea route between Europe and Asia.
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Álvaro Velho is traditionally credited as the sailor-chronicler who accompanied Vasco da Gama and kept a firsthand journal of the expedition's pioneering voyage from Portugal to India in 1497–1499, a passage that opened the sea route between Europe and Asia.
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