Vasco da Gama Professions : Explorer Born : September 3, 1469 Died : December 24, 1524 Browse All Authors Famous Quotes by Vasco da Gama I am not afraid of the darkness. Real death is preferable to a life without living. Vasco da Gama not-afraid real darkness I am not the man I once was. I do not want to go back in time, to be the second son, the second man. Vasco da Gama want men son Similar Authors Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca explorer Ibn Battuta explorer Henry Hudson explorer Christopher Columbus explorer George Vancouver explorer Fridtjof Nansen explorer All Authors