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   Bartolomeu Dias (born c. 1450—died May 29, 1500, at sea, near Cape of Good Hope) was a Portuguese navigator and explorer who led the first European expedition to round the Cape of Good Hope (1488), opening the sea route to Asia via the Atlantic and Indian oceans. He is usually considered to be the greatest of the Portuguese pioneers who ...

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   Aug 16, 2011 · Bartolomeu Dias was the first explorer to sail around the tip of Africa. He would be influential on fellow Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama. Dias came about 217 years after Marco Polo and expanded the explorations that were funded by the late Prince Henry the Navigator. Bartolomeu Dias was one of the first explorers since Henry the Navigator ...

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   Below is the article summary. For the full article, see Bartolomeu Dias . Bartolomeu Dias, or Bartholomew Diaz, (born c. 1450—died May 29, 1500, at sea, near Cape of Good Hope), Portuguese navigator and explorer. Given command of an expedition to ascertain the southern limit of Africa, he set sail in 1487. He sailed farther south than ...

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   circa 1450. Date of Death: 24 May 1500. Gender: Male. Bartolomeu Dias, also spelt: Bartholomew Diaz. He was a Portuguese navigator whose discovery in 1488 of the Cape of Good Hope showed Europeans there was a feasible route to India around the storm-driven southern tip of Africa. He also discovered for Europe the south-east trade winds and the ...

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   Bartolomeu Dias was a Portuguese explorer who became the first European to reach Indian Ocean from the Atlantic. This biography of Bartolomeu Dias provides detailed information about his childhood, life, achievements, works & timeline.

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   When was Bartolomeu Dias born?

   • Bartolomeu Dias, from a Portuguese postage stamp, 1945. Bartolomeu Dias (born c. 1450—died May 29, 1500, at sea, near Cape of Good Hope) was a Portuguese navigator and explorer who led the first European expedition to round the Cape of Good Hope (1488), opening the sea route to Asia via the Atlantic and Indian oceans.

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   What did Bartolomeu Dias discover in Cosmographia?

   • More about Münster’s book, Cosmographia. In 1488, Bartolomeu Dias sailed around the southern tip of Africa (the Cape of Good Hope). His voyage showed that the Atlantic and Indian Oceans flowed into each other. Ptolemy had been wrong to think that the Indian Ocean was land-locked. Dias' discovery paved the way for Vasco da Gama’s voyage to India.

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   What did Bartolomeu Dias and Vasco da Gama discover?

   • Münster’s map on the right reflects the discoveries of Portuguese explorers, Bartolomeu Dias and Vasco da Gama. More about Münster’s book, Cosmographia. In 1488, Bartolomeu Dias sailed around the southern tip of Africa (the Cape of Good Hope). His voyage showed that the Atlantic and Indian Oceans flowed into each other.

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   Who was Bartholomeu Dias?

   • The following are additional facts and a timeline about the life and history of Bartholomeu Dias. Bartolomeu Dias came from a noble Portuguese family and his father attended the Portuguese court.

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   Oct 10, 2017 · 1481 – Bartolomeu Dias had joined Diogo d’Azambuja to explore the golf coast of Africa. October 10 th 1486 – Bartolomeu Dias was assigned by King Joall II to find the land of Prester John. August 1487 – Bartolomeu Dias set sail to begin his assignment. January 1488 – Unknowingly the sailed through a terrible storm around the Cape of ...

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   1500 May 24: Bartolomeu Dias dies in a violent storm in the Cape of Good Hope; Interesting Facts, Timeline and Information about Bartholomeu Dias Some interesting facts and biography information about the History, Life & Times of Bartholomeu Dias. Famous Explorers - Bartholomeu Dias - Navigator and Explorer