# Cristóvão da Gama

> Cristóvão da Gama, anglicised as Christopher da Gama, was a Portuguese military commander who led an army of 400 musketeers on a crusade in Ethiopia (1541–1543) against the Muslim Adal army of Ahmad ibn Ibrahim al-Ghazi. He was the son of explorer Vasco da Gama.

*Portuguese soldier in Ethiopia*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/cristovao-da-gama

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Historical Figure ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2798645))
- **Category:** Historical Figures
- **Born:** 1516
- **Died:** 1542-08-29
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 51.8 / 100
- **Momentum:** 6.3 / 100  (trend: RISING)
- **Historical depth:** 13.4 / 100
- **Now attention:** 35.1 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 60.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 60.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Кріштован да Гама](https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D1%80%D1%96%D1%88%D1%82%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B0%D0%BD_%D0%B4%D0%B0_%D0%93%D0%B0%D0%BC%D0%B0)
- [ክሪስታቮ ደጋማ](https://am.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%8A%AD%E1%88%AA%E1%88%B5%E1%89%B3%E1%89%AE_%E1%8B%B0%E1%8C%8B%E1%88%9B)
- [كريستوفاو دا غاما](https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%83%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%81%D8%A7%D9%88_%D8%AF%D8%A7_%D8%BA%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%A7)
- [Cristòfor de Gama](https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crist%C3%B2for_de_Gama)
- [Cristóvão da Gama](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crist%C3%B3v%C3%A3o_da_Gama)
- [Cristóvão da Gama](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crist%C3%B3v%C3%A3o_da_Gama)
- [Cristóbal de Gama](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crist%C3%B3bal_de_Gama)
- [Kristobal Gamakoa](https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kristobal_Gamakoa)
- [Cristovão da Gama](https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cristov%C3%A3o_da_Gama)
- [Christophe de Gama](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christophe_de_Gama)
- [Cristóvão da Gama](https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crist%C3%B3v%C3%A3o_da_Gama)
- [Cristoforo da Gama](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cristoforo_da_Gama)
- [Cristovão de Gama](https://oc.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cristov%C3%A3o_de_Gama)
- [Cristóvão da Gama](https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crist%C3%B3v%C3%A3o_da_Gama)
- [Криштован да Гама](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D1%80%D0%B8%D1%88%D1%82%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B0%D0%BD_%D0%B4%D0%B0_%D0%93%D0%B0%D0%BC%D0%B0)
- [Cristóvão da Gama](https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crist%C3%B3v%C3%A3o_da_Gama)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q736159)

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