Person

Estêvão da Gama

Portuguese governor of Portuguese Gold Coast and Portuguese India

b. 1505 CE – d. 1576 CE World The Middle of The Earth

Estêvão da Gama (ca.

1505–1576) was the Portuguese governor of Portuguese Gold Coast (1529–15??)

and Portuguese India (1540–1542).

He was the second son of Vasco da Gama and brother of Cristóvão da Gama, and named after his paternal grandfather Estevão da Gama.

Moran, J. (2017). Estêvão da Gama. History Atlas. Retrieved 23 October 2026, from https://www.historyatlas.com/people/estevao-da-gama/

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