The Dawn of Globalization: Vasco da Gama’s Voyage in Detail
The arrival of the Portuguese in India by sea is the most remarkable achievement of the Age of Discovery and one of the pillars of Portuguese History. This fact, in itself, justifies the existence of this special and independent volume, part of the prestigious collection of the "History of the Portuguese Navy", published by the Academia de Marinha.
Coordinated by historian José Manuel Garcia and written by a panel of specialists, this work analyzes the voyage from a perspective of universal historical importance. By establishing the first direct and continuous contact between East and West across the Atlantic and Indian Oceans, Vasco da Gama's fleet initiated the phenomenon we now call globalization — a process that forever changed global trade, science, and geopolitics.
Originally published in 1999 to mark the fifth centenary of the historic voyage, this documentary monograph is an essential reference piece for bibliophiles, officers of the Armed Forces, researchers of the 16th-century Age of Discovery, and all those passionate about the Portuguese maritime epic.
Coordinator: José Manuel Garcia
Author: Various Authors (AAVV)
Publisher: Academia de Marinha
Year of Publication: 1999 (Special Commemorative Edition)
