Vasco da Gama's Tomb Lions - Lisbon, Portugal
N 38° 41.854 W 009° 12.355
29S E 482093 N 4283236
Vasco da Gama's tomb is on display at the Jerónimos Monastery in the Belém District of Lisbon, Portugal, and includes a plaque with a short description of his life. At the base of his tomb rest six lions.
Waymark Code: WMTV28
Location: Lisboa, Portugal
Date Posted: 01/08/2017
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The Jerónimos Monastery is built on the site of the former Ermida do Restelo, a hermitage that was founded by Henry the Navigator circa 1450. Vasco da Gama and his men spent the night in prayer at the former hermitage, which was already in disrepair, before departing for India in 1497.
"The lion is associated with Saint Jerome, the order of course for whom the monastery was built." -- Source (
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The plaque adjacent to his tomb reads (English text only) as follows:
Vasco da Gama
Portuguese navigator who established the sea link between Portugal and India (1497-1498), thus setting a new trade route which, for over a century, would grant the Portuguese supremacy in the Indian Ocean.