How Did Vasco De Gama Impact The Indigenous People

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Vasco de Gama impacted the indigenous people of Africa. On the first expedition they spent 4 months out on sea before reaching a bay called St Helena Bay which Vasco de Gama named which was after a Religious Mother of Constantine the Great. When they stopped on land to make repairs, look for water, and check their position they make their first encounter with the Khoikhoi. They come to a misunderstanding and Khoikhoi throw spears which wounded Vasco in the thigh. Which then the battered ships came in three days later and Vasco starts to trade with the people. Then he took fresh water without permission of the chief and the people of Khoikhoi took arms and were ready to attack. However Vasco de Gama and his crew members ran to there ship and