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Diogo Cão (c. 1452 – 1486), also known as Diogo Cam, was a Portuguese mariner and one of the most notable explorers of the fifteenth century. He made two voyages along the west coast of Africa in the 1480s, exploring the Congo River and the coasts of present-day Angola and Namibia.
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Diogo Cão was a Portuguese navigator and explorer. Cão was the first European to discover the mouth of the Congo River (August 1482). There he set up a stone pillar to mark Portuguese overlordship of the area. Sailing a short way upstream, he found that the inhabitants along the banks appeared.
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Oct 6, 2019 · Diogo Cao was an important Portuguese Explorer who helped lay the foundation for the Portuguese Empire. He made two voyages along the coast of Africa in the 1480s. He explored the Congo River and the coasts of present-day Angola and Namibia. Jump to: Early Life; Exploration and Discovery; Early Life
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Diogo Cão. 1450-c. 1486. Portuguese navigator and explorer who was the first European to reach the Congo River. In his quest to discover a sea route around Africa to India, King João of Portugal commissioned Diogo Cão to explore the region. Cão left Portugal in 1482 and sailed along the West Coast of Africa until he reached the mouth of the ...
Overview. The voyage of Diogo Cão (1450-1487) up the Congo River established the Portuguese as a major power in West Africa, and especially in the Congo. As a result of this journey, political and economic alliances would be created that would change the history of both West Africa and South America, the most important of which centered on ...
The first Portuguese explorer, Diogo Cão, arrives in the Congo estuary at the mouth of the Congo River, encountering the large and complex Kongo kingdom. Initial relations between the Portuguese and the Kongolese are amicable and commercially based.
Aug 22, 2019 · Diogo Cão was a Portuguese captain, navigator, sailor and explorer. During his two expeditions, he charted the coast of West Africa and established settlements in what is now Angola. He was also the first European to discover and enter the Congo River, earning him a name as one of the most important sailor-explorers of the 15th century.
