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Vasco da Gama
Knight of the Order of Christ, detail identified as Vasco da Gama, Portuguese school, first half of the 16th century; in the National Museum of Ancient Art, Lisbon.
Vasco da Gama led his second voyage to India in 1502. He set sail from Portugal in February of that year, commanding a fleet of 10 ships supported by two additional flotillas. The expedition concluded with his return to the Tagus River on October 11, 1503.12