Estêvão da Gama (c. 1470)

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For other people with the same name see Estêvão da Gama

Estêvão da Gama (c. 1470) was a Portuguese navigator and explorer, discoverer of the Trindade and Martim Vaz islands (in modern Brazil).

Estêvão da Gama was Vasco da Gama's cousin, son of his cousin Aires da Gama, as explained by Manuel de Faria e Sousa, in its work "Ásia Portuguesa" (1675). He was Captain-major of the Portuguese army in India in 1503.

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