Four ships left Lisbon on July 8, 1497--the Sao Gabriel, on which da Gama sailed, the Sao Rafael, the Berrio, and a storeship.

• 当1488年巴特罗缪.；迪亚斯到达好望角时，葡萄牙多年对于西非海岸的探索得到了赏识。