Now the chief port of Kenya, Mombasa was visited by this Portuguese explorer in 1498
[DOC] [TLE] Vasco da Gama - Exploration - HISTORY.com [PAR] The Portuguese nobleman Vasco da Gama (1460-1524) sailed from Lisbon in 
1497 ... stops in Africa before reaching the trading post of Calicut, India, in May 
1498.