READ MORE: Ironic 'FC Happy End' were relegated and lost 10-0 before folding all in one seasonHistorian Jean-Baptiste Prashant More once said: "Vasco da Gama indulged in some of the most heinous crimes.
On October 1, 1502, he mercilessly ordered the killing of 700 innocent Malabar pilgrims. Half the pilgrims were women and children."Some accounts of days under Da Gama tell of his "uncontrollable temper" and he had a tendency to murder his tough opponents thanks to his "violent tantrums" in trade dealings.
Other accounts share tales of hostage-taking and threatening civilians to gunpoint.Despite these heinous crimes, Da Gama was celebrated in Europe thanks to his landmark achievement that merged the two continents of Europe and Asia by sea. Do you think Vasco da Gama should change their name?
Let us know in the comments section Vasco da Gama were founded as a rowing club in Rio de Janeiro by Portuguese migrants who had settled in the new world.
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