Bartholomew Diaz
the first modern rounding of the cape in 1488 by Portuguese explorer Bartolomeu Dias
Bartolomeu Dias
In 1488
Bartolomeu Dias
Vasco da Gama
Bartolomeu Dias was the first European to sail around the Cape of Good Hope in 1488. This is the southernmost region of Africa. Dias, sometimes spelled as Diaz, was an explorer from Portugal.
1488 I think...
Bartolomeu Dias
The first "European" explorer was Portuguese sailor Bartholomew Diaz reached Cape of Good Hope (1488); and Vasco de Gama was the first to sail around Africa (November 1497) and reach India (May 20 1498).There are stories of Phoenician and even Chinese explorers having rounded the Cape of Good Hope prior to this, but there is little or no physical historical evidence to back any of the claims.Bartholmeu DiasBartolomeu Diaz in 1488, sailed past the Cape of Good Hope, which he originally named the Cape of Storms.
It was founded by a portugese navigator in 1488.
Bartolomeu Dias. Portuguese explorer who in 1488 led the first expedition to sail around the southern tip of Africa from the Atlantic and sight the Indian Ocean. Vasco da Gama was the first to reach India ten years later.
Bartolomeu Dias sailed around the tip of South Africa, passing the Cape of Good Hope and Cape Agulhas from 1487-1488.