Vasco Da Gama Quotes

6 quotes from 6 authors

Step into the sparse but intriguing set of six quotations that sketch Vasco da Gama’s legacy, from early maritime myths to modern reinterpretations. Though brief, each line hints at cultural collisions, the lure of distant horizons, and the weight of empire. For a deeper look, check the Portuguese Empire, Maritime Trade, or Global Voyages pages, where the story expands.

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“It was in a swampy village on the lagoon river behind the Turner Peninsula that Pollock's first encounter with the Porroh man…

H.G. Wells

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The “Vasco da Gama's era” ends in a nightmare in which men-Westerners and non-Westerners alike-are bewildered by this confusion and the old…

Carlo M. Cipolla

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“Pepper it was that brought Vasco da Gama's tall ships across the ocean, from Lisbon's Tower of Belem to the Malabar Coast:…

Salman Rushdie

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If we blend efficiently democracy, demographic demand & demand, I believe that there will be a Vasco Da Gama on every street…

Narendra Modi

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“it could be argued that it actually began thousands of years ago. Long before the Marxists came. Before the British took Malabar,…

Arundhati Roy

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“A bare two years after Vasco da Gama’s voyage a Portuguese fleet led by Pedro Alvarez Cabral arrived on the Malabar coast.…

Amitav Ghosh

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