the first modern rounding of the cape in 1488 by Portuguese explorer Bartolomeu Dias
Bartolomeu Dias
Bartolomeu Dias
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 sailed around the southernmost tip of Africa in 1488, reaching the Indian Ocean from the Atlantic, the first European known to have done so.
There is no historical figure named Barthalamule Diaz. Perhaps you mean Bartholomew Diaz, a Portuguese explorer who was the first European to round the southern tip of Africa, now known as the Cape of Good Hope, in 1488. His exploration helped pave the way for future maritime journeys to the East Indies.
Bartolomeu Dias sailed around the southernmost tip of Africa in 1488, reaching the Indian Ocean from the Atlantic, the first European known to have done so.
He did that in 1488, making it the 15th century.
Bartolomeu Dias sailed around the tip of South Africa, passing the Cape of Good Hope and Cape Agulhas from 1487-1488.
In 1488
Bartolomeu Dias
In 1488, the Portuguese explorer named Bartolomeu Dias succeeded in sailing to the southernmost point of Africa. He named this point the Cape of Good Hope. Dias was born in 1450 and died in 1500.