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Vasco Da Gama was born in Sines, Portugal

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in the year 1460.

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After his birth, Vasco Da Gama quickly began 
to learn math and navigation.

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At the age of 15 Vasco Da Gama's knowledge 
of mathmatics and navigation

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allowed him to become a crew member of a 
trading ship.

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The ship sailed and traded on the west coast 
of Africa in 1475

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By Da Gama's early 20's he mastered the skills 
of navigation

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and became the captain of his own ship.

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With this ship Da Gama was ordered to find 
a sea route to Asia.