The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Performance". This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Other. 1460, Sines, Portugaldied December 24, 1524, Cochin, India), Portuguese navigator whose voyages to India (149799, 150203, 1524) opened up the sea route from western Europe to the East by way of the Cape of Good Hope. This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. Vasco da Gama, Portuguese Vasco da Gama, 1 er conde da Vidigueira, (born c. The cookies is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Necessary". The cookie is set by GDPR cookie consent to record the user consent for the cookies in the category "Functional". The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Analytics".
These cookies ensure basic functionalities and security features of the website, anonymously. Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. The Dominion was part of the Sterling Area (the Republic of India finally leaving in 1966). In 1950 India became a republic and the link with the British crown was severed. Independence came in 1947 with the Partition of India into the dominions of India and Pakistan, within the Commonwealth of Nations. Many of the former territories of the British Empire are members of the Commonwealth of Nations. There remain, however, 14 global territories which remain under the jurisdiction and sovereignty of the United Kingdom. The Portuguese nobleman Vasco da Gama (1460-1524) sailed from Lisbon in 1497 on a mission to reach India and open a sea route from Europe to the East. 1460, Sines, Portugal-died December 24, 1524, Cochin, India), Portuguese navigator whose voyages to India (1497–99, 1502–03, 1524) opened up the sea route from western Europe to the East by way of the Cape of Good Hope. Vasco da Gama, Portuguese Vasco da Gama, 1er conde da Vidigueira, (born c.