He was trying to establish a trade route.
Dias sailed to the southern tip of Africa in 1488.
Cartier, Hudson, Cortes, and Champlain were all explorers of the New World. Dagama discovered India when he sailed around Africa.
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Captain Vasco Da Gama sailed all the way around the continent of Africa.
He sailed to cape of good hope which is the southern tip of Africa.
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Cabral visited South America and is regarded as the discoverer of Brazil. After, he sailed to the southern tip of Africa.
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Bartolomeu Dias, a nobleman and explorer discovered the southern tip of Africa in 1487. He was from Portugal. He was the first European to have sailed past South Africa.
Dias found a sea route to Asia by sailing along the coast of West Africa and rounding the Cape of Good Hope.
He sailed from Portugal to the Cape of Good Hope (Southern tip of Africa) in the 15th century.