Bartolomeu Dias (d. 29 May 1500) was a Portuguese mariner and explorer. In February 1488, he became the first European navigator to round the southern tip of Africa and to demonstrate that the most effective southward route for ships is in the open ocean, well to the west of the African coast. His discoveries were later used by Vasco da Gama to establish a sea route between Europe and Asia.
Bartolomeu Dias
maritime explorer
Notable For
Portuguese maritime explorer
Bartolomeu Dias's Historical Timeline
Bartolomeu Dias returns to Portugal after becoming the first known European to sail around the Cape of Good Hope
Bartolomeu Dias returns to Portugal after becoming the first known European to sail around the Cape of Good Hope
Associated Historical Events
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- Portuguese maritime explorer
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