“No one has tried to clear that misconception. The government has even installed a memorial stone at the Kappad beach.

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The hotel we stayed at used to be a Portuguese mint for silver coins. Among those tiny lanes is also a house where Vasco da Gama is believed to have once lived, while the church where he was buried ...

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his legacy of challenging long-accepted historical narratives continues to echo—none more powerfully than his assertion that Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama never landed at Kappad beach ...

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It was here that Vasco da Gama first set foot in India, forever changing the course of trade and culture. Today, the city retains its historical charm with landmarks like Kappad Beach and the ...

564 square miles and is surrounded by the glitzier Miami Beach and Bal Harbour neighborhoods ... doctor for the legendary soccer club Vasco da Gama. All three brothers attended an American ...

If they did, we’d all benefit,” she said. Kappad beach holds historical significance as the site where Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama first landed in India in 1498. Despite the rich ...