Vasco da Gama's father, Estêvão da Gama was a wealthy knight and an explorer as well ("Vasco Da Gama Facts").
It is believed that Vasco da Gama was a student of Mathematics ("Vasco Da Gama - A Portuguese Explorer").
His second born son became the governor of Portuguese India ("Vasco Da Gama Facts").
The distance he and his sailors traveled from Portugal to Africa, India and back was greater than traveling around the equator ("Vasco Da Gama - A Portuguese Explorer").
His exploration was considered the start of global multiculturalism ("Vasco Da Gama - A Portuguese Explorer").
There was a crater on the moon that was called Vasco da Gama ("Vasco Da Gama - A Portuguese Explorer").