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Why is the Vasco da Gama Bridge in Lisbon named after Vasco da Gama?
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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.
The Vasco da Gama Bridge in Lisbon was named in honor of the 500th anniversary of the discovery of a direct sea route from Europe to India by the Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama in 1498.1
The bridge was inaugurated on March 29, 1998, coinciding with the commemoration of this historic maritime achievement, which opened trade routes to Asia and bypassed existing monopolies.21