BS…..the Portuguese Inquisition was a brutal act on the native population by the church and yes, DaGama was a colonialist.
He was a competent navigator that opened up trade routes that benefited all parties involved. Why make things harder than it is with all this revisionist history based on conjecture?
Paulo da Gama (European Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈpawlu ðɐ ˈɣɐmɐ]; c. 1465 – June or July 1499) was a Portuguese explorer, son of Estêvão da Gama and Isabel Sodré, and the older brother of Vasco da Gama.He was a member of the first voyage from Europe to India, led by his brother, commanding the ship São Rafael, which would be later scuttled in the return trip. Paulo da Gama joined the São Gabriel. His brother brought him to the Terceira Island of the Azores and stayed with him until his death, before he returned to Portugal in September 1499.[1] Paulo da Gama is buried in the monastery of São Francisco in the city of Angra do Heroísmo.
This was the beginning of European imperialism in India. The British were more successful than the Portuguese partly because they didn’t try to force their religion on the natives. It is understandable why the aren’t celebrating Vasco de Gama in India.
Interesting to note that Vasco Da Gama was a member of the Knights Templar who financed and greatly profited from his explorations. They had changed their name to “The Order of Christ” but they were the same.
I knew it. It’s the Portuguese that owe reparations for their slave trade and stealing the land from indigenous people.
Mark