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  1. Bartolomeu Dias (c. 1450 – 29 May 1500) was a Portuguese mariner and explorer. In 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 lies in the open ocean, well to the west of the African coast.

  2. May 25, 2024 · 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.

  3. Nov 9, 2009 · Learn about the life and legacy of Bartolomeu Dias, the Portuguese explorer who rounded the southern tip of Africa in 1488. Find out how his voyage opened a sea route to Asia and inspired Christopher Columbus.

  4. Jun 2, 2024 · Bartolomeu Dias was a pioneering Portuguese explorer known for leading the first European expedition around the southern tip of Africa in 1488, establishing a sea route to Asia.

  5. Learn about the Portuguese mariner who rounded Africa's Cape of Good Hope in 1487 and helped discover Brazil in 1500. Find out his early life, his expeditions, and his legacy in this article.

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  7. Aug 2, 2023 · Who Was Bartolomeu Dias? Born in 1450, Portuguese explorer Bartolomeu Dias was sent by Portuguese King John II to explore the coast of Africa and find a way to the Indian Ocean.

  8. Bartolomeu Dias was tasked by the Portuguese King to discover a way around Africa and find a passage to India. South of the Tropic of Capricorn, this explorer made...

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