2007-01-06 03:11:59 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
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2007-01-06 03:22:08 · answer #1 · answered by ox3ashleyyy 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Bartolomeu Dias (pron. IPA [baɾtulu'meu 'diɐʃ]; Anglicized: Bartholomew Diaz) (c. 1450 - May 29, 1500) was a Portuguese explorer who sailed around the Cape of Good Hope, the southern tip of Africa, in 1488, the first European known to do so since ancient times.
In February 1488 he rounded the southern coast of Africa as far the Great Fish River. After it was clear that India could be reached by this route, he turned back. It was only on his return voyage that he discovered the Cape of Good Hope in May 1488. Dias returned to Lisbon in December 1488 after an absence of sixteen months and seventeen days. He explored a total of about 2,030 km of unknown African coast.
2007-01-06 06:31:57 · answer #2 · answered by Martha P 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋