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I was being ironic :o)
Mike,
Yes, the fact that I still remember Vasco da Gama nearly 50 years after my school days shows his place in history and achievements.
The irony I pointed out was that he was feted and bestowed honours in Europe for the same actions that garnered curses, nicknames and vehemence in Africa and Asia.
It is more PuristS to seek perfection in an imperfect world............
I bow my head in shame and reverence,
MTF
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Vasco da Gama, the Portuguese explorer?
So there is going to be a Montblanc "Portuguese / Explorer / Marine" sort of product line? Or simply a (yet another) special edition?
Correct on your answer!
It is Vasco Da Gama. More info to come. Montblanc is being very tight lipped. This was all I could get out of them. CHeers, Mike
Anyone who did world explorer?...
Anyone who did world explorer? :-) Very much looking forward! Thanks for the tip, Mike! Ken Ken Hokugo
An impression of Vasco da Gama a few hundred years after his death
that's why he looks better than some other illustrations we saw in our school books. :-) MTF
Lol! You are too funny my friend :)
You could have edited your response hehehe Joking :p Cheers Robin
Terrorist and mass murderer of muslims?
Vasco da Gama was the 2nd Viceroy of India to be appointed (unbeknownst to the Indians themselves). He would have been the first appointed Viceroy but at that time, he had fallen out of grace with the King of Portugal. Obviously, he came back into favour ...
MTF at its best :)
Kind of replies I respect you for and admire depth and width or better say circumference of your knowledge Best Damjan
What is this?!
Violence in the history of man? Unheard of :-) I think Montblanc prefers that we focus only on the "PuristS" aspects of our character. In Vasco's case: The first to connect Europe and Asia by sea. Best, Mike PS- I don't know how MB is going to "connect" t...
I was being ironic :o)
Mike, Yes, the fact that I still remember Vasco da Gama nearly 50 years after my school days shows his place in history and achievements. The irony I pointed out was that he was feted and bestowed honours in Europe for the same actions that garnered curse...
I study Vasco da Gama ...
But during that times, they only mentioned his feats, that are celebrated by Luís de Camões poem "Os Luzíadas". By and large, all "conquerors" were amazing violent and had a "license to kill". We should warn Montblanc, about the existence of a soccer team...
Indeed: Afonso de Albuquerque was more revered
nilomis, Of course, the Portugal connection with Brasil is well known. We were taught that the first Viceroy of India was the military 'genius' Afonso de Albuquerque also known as Afonso the Great. He stretched the empire further East to Malacca (Melaka)....
If we consider that ...
The ships, made of wood without any protection, needs to carry carpenters to redo parts of the hull and when return to the home port only around 20% of the original wood was there. And The crew died like flies (scurvy, food poisoning etc.) And They sail w...
