Vasco Da Gama Pillar is the most prominent physical reminder of the Portuguese influence in Kenya after Fort Jesus. It was built back in the year 1498 by Vasco Da Gama a Portuguese explorer who was also the first Portuguese to get to India by sea by rounding the Africa’s Cape of Good Hope. The pillar was named after him. It remains to be one of the earliest European monuments to be built on the East African coast.  Vasco Da Gama built it in appreciation for the warm welcome he was given by the Sultan of Malindi and the locals … Continue reading Vasco Da Gama Pillar; A Reminder of the Portuguese Influence in Kenya