1516 - 1542
Cristóvão da Gama Portuguese Military
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| First Name |
Cristóvão
|
| Middle Name |
Da
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| Last Name |
Gama
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| Birthday |
30th November, 1515
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| Birthplace |
Evora, Portugal
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| Died |
29th August, 1542
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| Place of Death |
Ofla, Ethiopia
|
| Sexuality |
Straight
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| Religion |
Roman Catholic
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| Ethnicity |
White
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| Nationality |
Portuguese
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| Occupation Text |
Military commander
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| Occupation |
Military
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Cristóvão da Gama (c. 1516 – 29 August 1542), anglicised as Christopher da Gama, was a Portuguese military commander who led a Portuguese army of 400 musketeers on a crusade in Ethiopia (1541–1543) against the far larger Adal Muslim army of Imam Ahmad ibn Ibrahim al-Ghazi (also known as Ahmad Gurey) aided by the Ottoman Empire.
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