Legacy
June 8, 2007
My wife, Catarina de Ataide and I, had six sons and we only had one daughter, there names were: Francisco da Gama, Estevão da Gama, Paulo da Gama, Cristovão da Gama, Pedro da Silva da Gama, Álvaro de Ataíde, Isabel de Ataíde da Gama.
I was responsible for Portugal’s success as an early colonizing power, I was the one that put Portugal in the Indian Ocean channel of trade.
There were large concerns from Luis Vaz de Camoes about my voyages.
After my voyages, the crown of Portugal realized that putting their outposts on the coast of Africa would make their trade route better.
