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Gaspar da Gama

Polish interpreter

  • Fame44.4
  • Momentum0.0
  • Wikipedia917
Lived 1444–1510, aged 66
  • Wikipedia
    8 languages
    Cross-language footprint
  • Era
    1444–1510
    Aged 66
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Updated 2026-07-06

Gaspar da Gama, also known as Gaspar da India and Gaspar de Almeida, was an interpreter and guide to several Portuguese exploratory fleets. He was of Jewish origin and was probably born in Poznań in the Kingdom of Poland. In 1498 he was taken captive aboard Vasco da Gama's fleet on its return voyage to Portugal from India. He was known to speak multiple languages including Hebrew and Chaldean, as well as a mixture of Italian and Spanish.

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