Titles, Styles, and Honours
Over his numerous years serving the Portuguese crown, da Gama was rewarded with many different titles, distinctions, and offices:
- Admiral of the Seas of Arabia, Persia, India and all the Orient - Title as chief of the Portuguese India Armadas
- 2nd Viceroy of India - Title of office as colonial head of Portuguese India
- 1st Count of Vidigueira - Title of Portuguese nobility
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