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Cristóvão da Gama

Portuguese soldier in Ethiopia

  • Fame51.8
  • Momentum6.3
  • Wikipedia2.9K
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Lived 1516–1542, aged 26
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    1516–1542
    Aged 26
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Updated 2026-08-18

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.

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51.8
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Momentum6.3
Historical13.4
Now attention35.1
Source confidence60.0
Completeness60.0
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