The person who paid for Batolomeu Dias' voyage was King John (the second)
Bartolomeu Dias was the Explorer you seek.
Días (or Diaz, I've seen it both ways) sailed for Portugal in the 15th century(1487 to 1500).
Bartolomeu Dias (ca. 1450-1500), a Portuguese navigator and explorer, was the first Europpean to round the Cape of Good Hope, in 1486. rdg
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Bartolomeu Dias embarked on his exploration voyage in 1487 and returned to Portugal in 1488.
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Prince Henry the Navigator of Portugal sponsored Vasco da Gama's voyage to India, but it was not Dias' voyage. Bartolomeu Dias' expedition, which rounded the Cape of Good Hope, was also funded by the Portuguese crown. The financial backing aimed to explore a sea route to India, enhancing trade and expanding Portuguese influence in the region.