After Cabrral's return, Portugal organized a new and larger expedition of 20 ships, of which da Gama was appointed leader.
In February 1502, most of the ships of the fleet left Portugal and a ship was shipwrecked in the Mozambique Channel, but the crew of the ship was rescued. In the port of Mozambique, the Portuguese replenished a small new ship for coastal navigation. As he exited the Mozambique Channel, Gamma approached the city of Kilowa. Gamma treacherously seized the ruler of the city on his ship and threatened him with death to pay an annual tribute to the King of Portugal. Three of the five ships that set off later joined Vasco da Gama's fleet at Quilois.
Gamma's purpose on this voyage was probably only to explore, so he did not go far from land, he sailed along the northeastern coast of East Africa, Arabia and India to the Gulf of Cambay, and from there to the south. Gamma's crew contracted scurvy, and many people died. 300 sick numbers were left on the island of Angitiv.
Near Kannanoor, Gamma's entourage attacked an Arab ship sailing from Jeddah (Gulf of Mecca) to Calicut with 400 passengers, mainly pilgrims. In addition to robbing the personal belongings of the ship's passengers, Gamma also robbed a large number of valuable goods on board. He then ordered the sailors to take all the crew and passengers of the ship into a cell on the ship, to shoot at them, and to release them again with many old men, women and children, and to set fire to the ship. These unfortunate men burst out of the forbidden room to put out the fire, and Gamma ordered to aim and shoot, setting the ship on fire again. With a huge disparity in power, the fight lasted four days and four nights. The Portuguese did not dare to approach the ship and engage in a broadside battle, as the dying men threw burning planks the deck of the attacking ship. The people who had been burned by the fire jumped into the sea in a frenzy and drowned.
A Portuguese eyewitness said: "...... After a long battle, the commander burned the ship with the most brutal and inhumane means, burning all the people on board. ”
On Gamma's orders, only 20 boys were rescued from that boat. The Portuguese brought the boys back to Lisbon, baptized them, and they all became Christians.
Gamma formed an alliance with the ruler of Cannanoor. At the end of October, he led a fleet to attack the city of Kalika. This is how he began the military campaign by first hanging on the mast of 38 fishermen who had supplied the Portuguese with fish, and then by shelling the city of Kalika.
During the night, Gamma ordered the hanged men to be taken down, cut off their heads, hands and feet, piled them up in a small boat, and threw the rest of their bodies into the sea. He also placed a letter on the boat saying that if the city were to revolt, the whole city would be doomed to the same fate. The tide washed the boat and the torso of the corpse to the shore.
The next day, Gamma shelled the city again, looting and burning a cargo ship approaching the city. He left seven ships to blockade the city of Calicut, and sent two more ships to Cannanoor to plunder the spices, and Gamma himself led the remaining ships to Cochin to plunder the spices.
Gamma fought two battles with Arab ships near the city of Calicut, both of which were victorious. In February 1503, Gamma sailed 13 ships back to Portugal on the northeast monsoon. In October 1503, Gamma returned to Portugal loaded with a large quantity of expensive spices.
After this victory, Gamma's pension and other earnings increased considerably, and later he received the title of Earl. For many years after that, he did not participate in any event. In 1524, he was appointed vice-king of India. In April of the same year, he left for Goa and then transferred to Cochin. In December 1524, Gamma died to Cochin.
In 1503, several ships of Gamma's fleet were left in the Indian Ocean, which were commanded by Gamma's uncle, Visendi Sutre. They cruised the waters around the Gulf of Aden, plundering Arab ships sailing from the Red Sea to the shores of India, as a way to disrupt commercial trade between Egypt and India.
Postscript: The monotheistic belief of Christianity leads Christians to be exclusives, and when they meet infidels, they kill! When they meet people who have no faith, they kill them! Vasco da Gama was a heinous Christian. No matter how our textbooks sing the praises of Him, He is on the pillar of shame!