Cristóvão Da Gama
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| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Born | Evora |
| Portugal | |
| Date of died | August 29,1542 |
| Died | Ofla |
| Ethiopia | |
| Siblings | Estêvão da Gama |
| Isabel d'Ataide da Gama | |
| Francisco da Gama | |
| Paulo da Gama | |
| Parents | Vasco da Gama |
| Catarina de Ataíde | |
| Grandparents | Isabel Sodré |
| Estêvão da Gama | |
| Uncles | Paulo da Gama |
| Aires da Gama | |
| Pedro da Gama | |
| João Sodré da Gama | |
| Job | Soldier |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 1497094 |
Cristóvão Da Gama Life story
Cristóvão da Gama, anglicised as Christopher da Gama, was a Portuguese military commander who led a Portuguese army of 400 musketeers on a crusade in Ethiopia against the far larger Adal Muslim army of Imam Ahmad ibn Ibrahim al-Ghazi aided by the Ottoman Empire.