Vasco Da Gama's Second Voyage
Vasco went out on his second voyage on February 12, 1502. Because of his first expedition, he was now prepared for an encounter with the Muslim traders. He had a fleet of twenty warships. He hoped to enforce Portugal's interests in the east and wanted to get revenge on the Muslims for the opposition in 1948 and killed many Indians and Muslims. In one instance, He waited for a ship to return from Mecca. The Portuguese overtook the ship and seized all the merchandise. They locked the 380 passengers in the hold and set the ship on fire. It took four days for the ship to sink, killing all men, women and children. He told him that he would have to banish all the Muslims. To demonstrate the power he had, Vasco told him that he would have to banish all the Muslims. To demonstrate his power had, he hung 38 fishermen; cut off their heads, feet and hands. Then floated the dismembered corpses onto the shore Later bombarding the city with guns and managed to get into the trading system. This led the way for other Portuguese conquests in the East Indies. After the conquest he them headed home to Portugal.